Gemperle Family Farms

Welcome to Gemperle Family Farms, a third generation farm family. Ever since we established our farm in the early 1950’s our family strives to provide the freshest local eggs to our customers and community. Our family values encompass strong stewardship … caring for our environment, our hens, our customers and our community. We are innovative […]

Cover cropping in orchards: optimizing benefits, addressing challenges, and weed suppression

Community Alliance with Family Farmers invites you to an in-person field event on cover cropping in orchards. We’ll discuss seeding methods, management goals, common cover crop challenges, and weed suppression. We’ll take a walking tour of the orchards and have time for open discussion. Speakers: Tanya Gemperle Gonsalves and Richard Gemperle, Valley Fresh Foods Paul Lum […]

Gemperle Orchards

Christine and her brother Erich have been growing almonds since 1999, the year they purchased their farm in Ceres, California. Now, the sibling duo farms 40 acres in Ceres and 92 acres in Gustine. Throughout the last two decades of their farming careers, they have sought to learn more about better farming practices; not just […]

Burroughs Family Farms

Our family aims to produce the cleanest and most delicious foods in a way that protects and enhances the soil, air, water, and the environment in which we live. We work hard to use all resources carefully and wisely and to farm systematically while integrating all aspects of our farming operations. We employ a whole […]

ESRCD SOILS (Stewardship of Irrigated Lands) Center

SOILS (Stewardship of Irrigated Lands) Center; ESRCD’s SOILS Center in Ceres, CA aims to provide education, resources, and technical assistance to our community. This includes but is not limited to farming demonstrations, native plant garden workshops, cooking demonstrations, farm-to-school programs, food & wine tastings, etc.

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 […]