Cardoza and Cardoza Farming Company
Steven farms 300 acres of certified organic raisin grapes in Easton, CA. His father had always done things others thought were outside of the box, including farming organically in 1999, so Steven is following in Dwayne’s innovative footsteps. He is experimenting with different climate smart agriculture practices including cover cropping, reducing tillage, composting, and drones […]
Maples Farm
The Center for Land-Based Learning’s Headquarters at Maples Farm is a 30-acre campus that houses new offices, the Best Classroom where they hold in-person classes, and productive farmland and associated infrastructure. Beginning farmers in the Center’s California Farm Academy Farm Business Incubator Program can lease plots of farmland on Maples Farm or in West Sacramento, […]
USDA-NRCS Lockeford Plant Materials Center (CAPMC)
Our main focus is to develop plant technology for addressing resource concerns, which in California include; soil health, water-use efficiency for water quality and quantity, air quality, wildlife habitat and land restoration. The CAPMC has developed and maintains conservation plant releases, which include native and non-native releases with application for range and pasture enhancement, cover […]
San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center
The San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center is part of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) which is the research branch of the United States Department of Agriculture. The facility was completed in 2000 on a 130-acre tract of land which includes 100 acres of agricultural land that is used for research. The center is located […]
McGrath Family Farmers
McGrath Family Farmers is a collaborative of small certified organic farms and farmers that are growing healthy produce for our surrounding communities as well as training and supporting the next generation of regenerative farmers. Regenerative farming to us, is a system of agriculture that continuously improves environmentally, socially, economically. We strive to always further our education as growers […]