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Sabemos que la mano de obra suele ser el mayor gasto de la explotación. Estamos tratando de entender mejor los problemas a los que se enfrentan los productores con la mano de obra. Estamos ofreciendo un estipendio de $ 25 a los productores orgánicos que participan en nuestra encuesta. La encuesta en línea no debe tomar más de 30 minutos para completar y se puede encontrar en: https://forms.office.com/r/xK6aDebTq3 

Por favor, póngase en contacto con Jessica González en jgonzalez@ccof.org si...

Farmers and ranchers across California are encouraged to apply to Zero Foodprint’s Restore Grant Program. The grant facilitates regenerative farming projects by providing grantees up to $25,000 for practices that sequester carbon, such as compost, cover cropping, prescribed grazing, and other regenerative practices.

Zero Foodprint believes that by regenerating soil, local food systems can play a part in reversing the global climate crisis. By creating an economic connection from consumers and businesses back to farmers and ranchers, we can restore soil health and sequester carbon....

Thanks to the generous support of our donors who believe in the environmental and social benefits organic farmers provide, we’ve added another eight inspiring farmers to our Organic Transition program, bringing our current roster up to twenty...

Watsonville farm-working families continue to advocate for organic agriculture to protect the health of their children. At a city council meeting last month, community members advocated for all farms near schools to transition to organic and to stop spraying pesticide. 

Several farm-working parents spoke about the health effects of pesticide exposure on their children. This concern is not surprising given that Latino children are 91 percent more likely to attend schools with high pesticide exposure.  Organic agriculture protects the health of rural communities by prohibiting the...