Farm-to-School Networking Event

Free, in-person event Oct 16 for LA area urban farmers and representatives from local school districts: Part 1: Cultivating Farmers | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will talk about selling food to school districts. You will have the opportunity to connect with school reps. Farmers and school … Continue reading Farm-to-School Networking Event →

Climate Bond Heads to Ballot

California voters will decide in November whether to borrow $10 billion to fight climate change. Proposition 4, the bond measure formerly known as SB 867, missed the first deadline to get on the ballot, was granted a second life when the Secretary of State agreed to extend the deadline, and barely made it to the … Continue reading Climate Bond Heads to Ballot →

Bureau of Reclamation Steps In

Tell the federal government what to do about the Colorado River. The Colorado River's use is governed by an agreement among the seven states that draw water from it, and that agreement is overseen by the Bureau of Reclamation, a part of the Department of the Interior. The current arrangement is completely inadequate to meet … Continue reading Bureau of Reclamation Steps In →

CAFF Policy Priorities 2021

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) is a California nonprofit. Their mission is: "To build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities, and ecosystems." This is a slide from one of their webinars:

AB 125 Passed by Ag Committee

Today AB 125 passed the Assembly Agriculture Committee. The $3 billion agriculture bond is now awaiting hearing by the Committee on Natural Resources. There seems to be strong support for the bill. Some groups objected to the portions of the bill that deal with meat because, meat. It's a polarizing issue. And then Assemblyman Adam … Continue reading AB 125 Passed by Ag Committee →

AB 125 Amended Upwards

$180 million added to bill Yesterday AB 125, a multi-billion dollar bond proposal creating an entirely new agriculture-related division in California's Public Resources Code, was amended in the Assembly's Agriculture Committee, increasing it by $180 million to a new total of $3,302,000,000. What next? Making it out of the Agriculture Committee where it was introduced … Continue reading AB 125 Amended Upwards →

AB 125 Grows Up

AB 125, a major agriculture bill, was introduced on December 18, 2020, as a placeholder, saying pretty much "more to follow." Recently it's got a lot of buzz, and there seemed to be a slew special interests plumping for their little bit of what would be a notable bond measure. Well, more is here. Yesterday, … Continue reading AB 125 Grows Up →

AB 125-Introduced

Yesterday, California Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) announced AB 125, a bill proposing a bond measure to support a variety of agriculture-related efforts. The grab-bag title is: The Equitable Economic Recovery, Healthy Food Access, Climate Resilient Farms and Worker Protection Bond Act. Right now the bill says, in its entirety: "It is the intent of the … Continue reading AB 125-Introduced →

California Budget 21-22

American Farmland Trust wants Californians to tell their legislators to fund five climate-friendly agriculture projects in the proposed state budget: Healthy Soils Program (HSP)State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)Support for Small and Mid-Sized Farms Sustainable Groundwater ManagementSustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation The state fiscal year begins on July 1, which means work as already begun … Continue reading California Budget 21-22 →