When I moved to California after graduating from college, I did so with one desire: to do something about climate change. I thought climate change was something we needed to fix.
Biodiversity Articles
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Notes on Death
I think about death a lot.
It’s an integral part of my job as a rancher—understanding who stays and who goes, when and why and how.
From Death Comes Life, Talking Compost with our Master Gardener Susan Hadacek
If you ask our master gardener, Susan, “What is compost” you’re likely to get an esoteric answer—compost is alchemy, compost is a gift that keeps giving, compost is life.
Pilot Training to Expand Access to Conservation Planning and Integrate Regenerative Agriculture
Conservation Plans have been used by Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for over 85 years
Grazing for Fire Mitigation at Fifth Crow Farm
California has seen many thousands of acres burn as catastrophic wildfires increase in size and intensity.
Navigating Grazing Agreements with California FarmLink
What is the best way to develop agricultural contracts? Our land and livestock team tends to value simplicity and clarity; as Mark Biaggi would say, “Make it so simple the lawyers can’t break it.”





