Tucked behind a quiet street in Fresno, California, a small parking lot transforms every Thursday into something electric. Trucks pull in, pallets are unloaded, and the scent of just-picked peaches and leafy greens fills the air.
For nearly a century, the number of American farms has been in steady decline, from its peak of 6.8 million in 1935 to fewer than 2 million today.
Last fall in this newsletter we wrote about The Gardner’s Best Friend, sharing methods of vermiculture and the benefits that vermicast has on soil and plant health.
We were fortunate to have Bob Quinn from the Quinn Institute in Montana present at our Healthy Food + Healthy Planet workshop
We were thrilled to gather scientists, nurses, doctors, nutritionists, conservationists, and producers at TomKat Ranch for “Healthy Food, Healthy Planet”, a workshop focused on the relationship between agricultural practices and nutrient outcomes in food.
At TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation (TKREF), our mission is to grow healthy food on working lands in a way that regenerates the planet and inspires others to action.
