Farm Fresh Food Drive in the News

Tim Ward here, Farm School Co-director since this past December and current manager of the field crop production here at the Grange Farm School site. Planting time for the summer is almost here. The “last frost date” (average) for the Grange Farm School main fields, in a frost-prone valley bottom of the Northern California coast range,…
Written by Elisha Allgood : June 2015 Practicum Student My name is Elisha. I want to make a difference. I want to be part of the solution to all the problems of conventional agriculture, such as the heavy use of chemical fertilizers, toxic water runoff, and overall unsustainable practices. But as someone new to farming,…
What does an average day look like at the School of Adaptive Agriculture? We get this question a lot. While no two are alike, there is a rhythm to the days. Every week we touch on some aspect of our 5 core units – Livestock, Crop Production, Business Management, Industrial Arts & Community Living (with…
Every time we visit or talk to a new farmer, we expand our perception of the possible. Whether it is a new gate latch or potato hilling technique, a new niche marketing concept or community building dynamic, or some other unique challenge with a context specific and creative solution, we find that farm tours and…
Did you know that in 1864, the Coyote Valley flour mill processed a daily average of four tons of wheat? In 1880, Anderson Valley, a community of less than 1,000 people, raised 20,000 head of cattle and 75,000 head of sheep. By the late 19th century there were 28,000 apple trees, 2,000 acres of barley, 3,000 acres of oats, 375…
Daniel Spiro continues his interview series with recent graduates from the School of Adaptive Agriculture. Like a steady bass line, Kevin Edmonson walks the grounds of the SAA quietly taking care of the myriad tasks that he has taken on, from helping to muck the stall in the barn where the sheep sleep, to turning…