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Meet Danielle Haefner & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 08:00
In the future, Danielle Haefner hopes to take over managing a small ag operation on her family's farmland in Wisconsin. While the land has been in her family for four generations, Haefner’s great-grandfather was the only family member to focus on agriculture. When he stopped raising black angus in the early 1970s, the farm was transitioned to large scale row crop production. Haefner would like to be the force that changes the path of this land for the better.

Meet David Robles & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 11:24
Robles

David is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz who has centered his agricultural career around the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS). He has served his community as a student worker and as a youth mentor using sustainable agriculture as a tool for empowerment. He continues to develop his skills through the apprenticeship program at CASFS with the hope of sharing his knowledge with future generations.

Congratulations David!

Meet Deseree Fontenot: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 08/28/2017 - 09:24

Deseree Fontenot is a scholar, activist and budding farmer rooted in Oakland, California by way of Eunice, Louisiana. She is currently an apprentice at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems’ ecological horticulture program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Meet Dylan Hopma & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 09/24/2018 - 08:00
Dylan
My Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project is organic vegetable production. My garden currently produces 200 pounds of produce each summer, and I recently expanded my garden to include shiitake mushrooms. My mushrooms gave me 15 pounds of produce this past summer.  I'd like to increase my mushroom production so I can sell at the local farmers’ market. I can use the logs for approximately six years and after a one year wait for the first crop, I will be able to harvest mushrooms twice a year.

Meet El Vista Elementary School & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 08:00
El Vista Elementary School
Third through sixth grade students at El Vista School received a grant to learn about organically and conventionally grown fruit and vegetables. They compared the look, taste, and smell of the fruit and vegetables, researched both farming practices, and visited a conventional farm and an organic farm. Ninety eight percent of El Vista School’s student body receives reduced or free lunch and many of its students do not get the chance to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, even though they live in a farming region.

Meet Elda Garcia & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 08:00
Elda Garcia
Elda Garcia was born in Guadalajara, Mexico but grew up in Puerto Vallarta. She has fond memories of working on her grandmother’s watermelon farm over the summers during her youth. At age 20, Garcia immigrated to the United States. Like many newly arrived immigrants in California, she found work in agriculture.

Meet Emilie Clarke & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 08/13/2018 - 08:00
Emilie Clarke
Emilie Clarke is a student at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, California studying horticulture with a focus in organic crop production. Due to the inclusive and supportive nature of the Santa Cruz community, working at farmers’ markets and involving herself in farming and ecological opportunities has led her to meeting some of the most inspirational organic farmers in all three surrounding counties.

Meet Emilio Otontiopa: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 09/04/2017 - 09:27

Emilio Otontiopa was born on a ranch in Hildago, Mexico and began farming at age 11 growing beans, corn, cilantro, and squash. He immigrated to the United States when he was 19, and did irrigation for large farms. He went on to be an artichoke harvester, which was very hard work.

Meet Erin Franey & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 08/20/2018 - 08:00
Erin Franey
Erin Franey is honored to be part of the CCOF farmer community as a second season apprentice at Rainshadow Organics, a 200-acre full-diet farm in central Oregon. Her interest in farming is rooted in a boundless curiosity in food systems, food culture, and a commitment to building a more just and equitable world. She has worked as a community organizer, director of an international youth leadership program, and most recently at a cooking and nutrition education nonprofit in San Francisco.

Meet EUSD Farm Lab & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 02/12/2018 - 09:21

EUSD Farm Lab
Encinitas, California

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