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FarmShorts: Taramasso Ranch

How does someone with an avian phobia become a successful chicken farmer? Ask Joan Taramasso of Taramasso Ranch in Napa, California! She got over her fears in order to give her chickens a better life....

FarmShorts: Tara Firma Farms

“Grow the mind to grow the soil, to grow food that strengthens the community.” That is the mantra of Tara Smith of Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma, California. Like many new farmers, she didn’t come to f...

FarmShorts: Mendocino Organics

Adam and Paula Manolo Gaska own Mendocino Organics in Mendocino County, California. Paul says that “Agriculture is interaction with the environment. I think therefore I am, well we eat therefore we’re...

FarmShorts: Aqua Gardens Family Farm

Aqua Gardens Family Farm in Menocino County, California, is the product of Jed Davis. He knows water! Always in love with the ocean, he is a surfer and world traveler. Aquaponics shows much promise fo...

FarmShorts: Wild Boar Farms

Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms specializes in tomatoes. His goal is to grow as many varieties as he can, and create new varieties. These multi-colored, heirloom beauties come in so many colors! Purple,...

FarmShorts: Victorian Farmstead

Adam Parks of Victorian Farmstead just celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Victorian Christmas Tree Farm. They added livestock in 2011. The meat company they created is a hyper-local, sustainable m...

FarmShorts: Tara Firma Farms - Pigs

A well managed Rotational-Cycle-for-Healthy-Soil is necessary to keep our soil healthy and to keep our region from becoming a desert. Tara Smith of Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma, California, explains h...

FarmShorts: Tara Firma Farms - Chickens

Free range chicken farming is an integral part of creating a Rotational-Cycle-for-Healthy-Soil. This is necessary to keep our soil healthy and to keep our region from becoming a desert. Tara Smith of...

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