Rice farmers have a story to tell about sustainability and innovation. Founded in 1937 in the northern Sacramento Valley of California, Lundberg Family Farms has been committed to leaving the land better than they found it and learning from previous generations. The company, now led by the third and fourth generation of Lundbergs, recently introduced its Regenerative Organic Certified white […]
Finding regeneratively grown products is getting easier. Our guest today is Wyatt Ball, business development manager for the Land to Market product labeling program. The program focuses on connecting brands, producers, and participants in the food supply chain through their shared concern for land health. The practice of regenerative agriculture first took root in the 1960s and ’70s after publisher […]
Although plenty of experts will tell you that what you eat is important, I invite you to also think about the source of your ingredients. In other words, consider how your vegetables, including lettuce, are grown. Why? Throughout the past several decades, food has increasingly been grown for yield with less of a focus on nutrition and flavor. At Farmer […]
Vegetable gardeners spend a lot of time thinking about conditions that affect the successful growth of plants, such as rainfall, sun, and temperature. But they often neglect the soil, which is where plants get the nutrients they need to grow. The pH of the soil determines the availability of these nutrients; so, for plants to flourish, you need soil with […]
When you think of “compost,” what comes to mind? Gardening? Food scraps? Waste? Well, what comes to mind for me is LIFE. We compost what was once alive and the outcome is living, although microscopic, it’s teeming with life! Spring is upon us and as they say, “The Earth laughs in flowers.” I hope you consider compost as a natural way […]