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Our understanding of regenerative agriculture is constantly expanding. Look here for the latest on what’s happening at TKREF and within the regenerative agriculture community.
Our understanding of regenerative agriculture is constantly expanding. Look here for the latest on what’s happening at TKREF and within the regenerative agriculture community.
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Study04/24/2024Dung Beetle Populations at...We sampled for dung beetles in the spring and summer of... -
News04/22/2024The Real Burger of...April brings rain showers, rainbows, longer days, AND Earth Day! Many... -
News04/22/2024Presenting at the California...In March, TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation co-presented at the California Council... -
News,Resource04/01/2024USDA Plant Hardiness Zone...A sliding comparison of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map changes... -
Event,Resource03/27/2024Agscent Testing at TomKat...At TKREF, we approach regenerative agriculture from many angles. Where we... -
Article03/27/2024The Other Thing that...Have you ever walked from a field or pasture into a... -
News,Resource03/27/2024Highlighting Trends in Ag...Given our belief in the power and potential of regenerative agriculture... -
Article,Opinion02/28/2024Our Sam McDonald MomentIn honor of Black History Month, we would like to introduce... -
Article02/28/2024Allensworth Progressive Association –...Allensworth, California’s first all-Black town established in 1908, is in Tulare... -
Article02/28/2024Ode to InsectWhen I first moved to Pescadero, the space where I lived... -
Article,Resource02/28/2024So Many Reasons To...You might not find fresh manure very exciting, but it doesn’t... -
Article01/29/2024Annual Christmas Bird CountAt the end of 2023 on December 30th, Point Blue and... -
News01/29/2024California Association of Resource...In December, Mark Biaggi and Kevin Watt attended and presented at... -
Article,Opinion01/29/2024The Power of PrinciplesWhen I moved to California after graduating from college, I did... -
Opinion,Resource12/20/2023Notes on DeathI think about death a lot. It’s an integral part of... -
Opinion12/20/2023A Show of Respect:...Raising animals for food is extremely complex—logistically, ecologically, and emotionally. -
Article,Resource12/20/2023From Death Comes Life,...If you ask our master gardener, Susan, “What is compost” you’re... -
News12/20/2023Some Mantras from Women...I’m new/ish at TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation, just rounding out my... -
Article11/28/2023Pilot Training to Expand...Conservation Plans have been used by Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) and... -
Article11/27/2023Grazing for Fire Mitigation...California has seen many thousands of acres burn as catastrophic wildfires... -
Resource11/24/2023Learning to be Fearless...Regenerative agriculture is a movement gaining momentum worldwide, attracting scores of... -
Event,Resource10/31/2023Rangeland Management, Monitoring, and...In our work to scale regenerative ranching practices, we regularly engage... -
News,Resource10/31/2023Navigating Grazing Agreements with...What is the best way to develop agricultural contracts? Our land... -
Article,Opinion10/31/2023Eating with the Seasons...As the weather shifts and days grow shorter, it's a valuable... -
Article09/27/2023Growing Our Capacity for...Through photosynthesis, it can be said that the whole world runs... -
Opinion09/27/2023Cows Eat Pampas Grass:...Cows Eat Pampas Grass: An Interview with Mark Biaggi, TomKat Ranch... -
News09/27/2023TomKat Ranch on Food...In our ongoing “Gathering for Action” effort to engage the public... -
News08/23/2023A Peek Into Regenerative...In May, we had the pleasure of hosting Sarah Pilla, a... -
News08/23/2023Shifting Paradigms: The UC...This past June, over 110 participants, including staff from TomKat Ranch,... -
News08/23/2023Exploring Soil Carbon at...Partnerships are central to the work that happens on TomKat Ranch... -
Article06/27/2023Learning from Horses: Why...There are many kinds of programs around the world where people... -
Resource06/26/2023Digging Deep: How Soil...Soil carbon plays a central role in helping to combat climate... -
Article06/26/2023Thrifty Herd - Breeding...Regenerative agriculture seeks to mimic the Earth’s natural cycles. The planned,... -
News,Opinion05/21/2023The State of our...Always on the lookout for landscape changes, we observed annual grasses,... -
Event,Resource05/21/2023Learning The Ins And...Recently, on a beautiful sunny day in May, Beef2Institution held a... -
Article,Event05/21/2023What Good Shall I...On the rolling landscape of the Texas Hill Country, humans young... -
News,Resource04/26/2023Is It Possible for...On March 22-23, 2023, Matt Ricketts of Triple R Bar S... -
Article04/26/2023Bring On the Goats...The Land & Livestock team at TomKat Ranch utilizes cattle and... -
News04/26/2023Food Hub It Is!...In 2022, San Mateo Resource Conservation District (SMRCD), Kitchen Table Advisors... -
News,Resource04/26/2023New Point Blue Report:...Plant and soil microbial communities play an important role in carbon... -
Opinion,Resource04/26/2023What We're Reading -...Fifty-three years ago, the first Earth Day inspired and united 20... -
Article,Resource03/20/2023Effective Rainfall: Putting All...In light of this particularly wet and cold winter, Part 2... -
Resource03/19/2023Introducing the Range-C Monitoring...Last month, with support from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture... -
News03/18/2023TomKat Ranch Team UpdatesWe would like to introduce you to our four new team... -
Opinion03/17/2023What We're Reading -...In honor of Women’s History Month we are highlighting the legacy... -
Article,Resource02/08/2023Atmospheric Rivers and Building...At any moment, the extreme power of Nature can leave us... -
Article,Opinion02/08/2023Reflections from our Chef...I began my career in hospitality in an effort to heal... -
Article,Resource02/08/2023What We're Reading -...In honor of Black History month this February, we wanted to... -
Article,Opinion12/15/2022A Series of Appreciation...How often do you stop to consider—really consider—the source of the... -
Article,Resource12/15/2022Regenerative Gardening at TomKat...Over the past two years—motivated by the need in our community... -
Event,News12/15/2022Beef2Institution: Farm to Hospital...Beef2Institution began in 2018 as a pilot program to address the... -
Opinion,Resource11/02/2022Shifting ParadigmsIt seems that in every sector, system, or structure of our... -
News11/02/2022Celebrating Climate-Smart Investments on...On September 14th, seventy climate-smart agriculture and forestry pilot projects received... -
News11/01/2022Black Food Summit 2022...Last month, TomKat Ranch and the Office of Kat Taylor were... -
Article,News09/07/2022Goodbye Note from Kevin...This August I left TomKat Ranch to be the General Manager... -
Article,Resource09/07/2022Swath Grazing Trial 2022At TomKat Ranch, our livestock are a tool we use to... -
News,Resource09/07/2022Culinary Skills Training with...Now that California has become the first state in the nation... -
Resource07/21/2022Summer of SoilSoil is the literal and metaphorical foundation of all we do... -
Article,Resource07/20/2022Kristyn Leach of Namu...There are so many interesting and hopeful ways to engage in... -
Event,News07/19/2022Soil Sampling and the...Many landowners are interested in soil carbon inventories to help them... -
Article05/03/2022The Remarkable Benefits of...It’s springtime at the ranch and everywhere you go the birds... -
News05/03/2022The TomKat Ranch Grazing...You may have seen these caprine creatures creating fire breaks around... -
News05/03/2022EcoFarm 2022: Two Field...This year EcoFarm is hosting several field days during the Spring... -
Article,Resource03/30/2022Women in Ranching: The...It all began in November 2016 at the Quivira Coalition in... -
News,Resource03/30/2022Guide to Regenerative Grazing...As part of TomKat Ranch’s broader effort to develop a toolkit... -
Article,News03/30/2022How We Monitor Land...On Friday February, 11th, 2022, we conducted our second prescribed burn... -
News,Resource03/30/2022Bar-C Update - We’re...BAR-C is an Animal Welfare Approved multi-species processing operation in the... -
News03/30/2022A Note From Our...My intention is to bring the story and voice of regenerative... -
Article,Resource02/07/2022Rain and Regenerative ManagementEver wonder the speed of a raindrop falling? Raindrops typically fall... -
Article02/07/2022Growing Perspectives: Understanding Water's...As a graduate student studying sustainable water management with a concentration... -
News01/28/2022Three New Apprentices Join...As with a transformation of foliage, or a noticeable swing in... -
News,Opinion12/20/20212021: A Regenerative Year...A great deal of suffering comes from the false belief that... -
Article11/30/2021School Food Supply Chain...I think it is fair to say we have all experienced... -
Article11/30/2021Apprentice Alex Michel’s Reflections...Since 2014, this remote place has hosted a prescribed fire training... -
Resource11/30/2021What We're Reading -...Regenerative agriculture is increasingly being recognized as an effective tool for... -
Opinion,Resource10/29/2021Social RegenerationHuman beings are an integral part of our planet, inextricably linked... -
News,Resource10/29/2021EcoFarm 2022: Pre-conference Field...Next year (January 2022) will be the 42nd annual EcoFarm Conference! -
Resource10/29/2021What We’re Reading -...Recently a colleague shared how much she enjoyed listening to an... -
Opinion10/14/2021October 2021 Prescribed BurnAs you may know, TomKat Ranch has been working closely with... -
News10/01/2021Swath Grazing Harding GrassSwath grazing is a practice where forage is cut into a... -
News,Resource09/16/2021SCIENCE AT TOMKAT RANCH...Last Updated: Sept 13, 2021 by Chelsea Carey, Point Blue Conservation... -
Article08/31/2021Travel Journal of Regenerative...Over the past month, I got the chance to visit some... -
News,Resource08/31/2021The Regen Ranching Data...One particular area we have been exploring lately is data interoperability—the... -
News08/31/2021Growing the Table -...The pandemic has highlighted long-standing inequities in our economic, social, and... -
Opinion,Resource08/31/2021Defending Beef - Revised...Nicolette Hahn Niman’s first edition of Defending Beef, the Ecological and... -
News07/28/2021Upcoming Workshop with Nicole...Over the last couple of years, we at TomKat Ranch have... -
Opinion,Resource07/28/2021What We’re Reading: Regenerating...Many people ask our team at TomKat Ranch, “If regenerative agriculture... -
Resource07/28/2021Helpful Resources in Case...Extreme weather conditions can bring potential threats to life and property.... -
News07/20/2021Regenerative Ranching Apprenticeship -...Work with TomKat Ranch Land & Livestock Team as an apprentice... -
News07/13/2021Gathering for Action Anew!After a long break from hosting gatherings on the Ranch due... -
Article,Study06/18/2021Bale Grazing - Stewardship...When fresh grass is not available in the winter across much... -
Article,Resource06/18/2021Joining the Savory EOV...We recently completed the Savory Institute’s onboarding process for the Ecological... -
News06/18/2021Artist Day at the...Welcoming people to TomKat Ranch so they can experience ranch life... -
News,Opinion06/17/2021Parting is Such Sweet......Mel Preston, ornithologist and rangeland field ecologist with Point Blue Conservation...
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Opinion04/30/2021The Serengeti Symphony by...The magic of regenerative agriculture comes from how it works harmoniously... -
News,Resource04/30/2021Goats to the Rescue...The research, from San Jose State University’s Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center, found... -
Article,Resource04/30/2021‘No-Dig’ Gardening at TomKat...Typically, landscaping at the ranch focuses on the care of flowers,... -
Article04/30/2021An Interview with Goatapelli...Fire prevention has risen in importance over the past few years.... -
Article,Resource04/30/2021Notes from the Field:...As spring unfolds at TomKat and on ranches across California, we... -
Resource,Study03/29/2021Transformative Investment in Climate-Smart...Increased attention and investment in agriculture is necessary and urgent.... -
Article,Resource03/29/2021Digging Deeper On Pasture...We did a Q & A session with Ranch Manager Mark... -
Article03/26/2021Bar-C, the Why and...At the peak of its local meat supply industry, California once... -
Article03/26/2021Prescribed Burns at TomKat...We had a chance to sit down with Cathrine Perry, manager... -
Opinion02/26/2021February Newsletter Introduction by...It is an exciting time for those of us who understand... -
News02/26/2021Update: Soil Health Trials...For some ranchers, winter is a time to hunker down, but... -
Article02/26/2021Community in the Time...Since the middle of January, I have had the opportunity to... -
News,Resource02/26/2021Virtual Sunday Brunch with...It was inspiring to join Kat Taylor and the team from... -
News02/25/2021Meet Our 2021 Apprentices...In an effort to advance the careers of aspiring regenerative agriculture... -
Opinion02/02/2021Kat Taylor - Gov...As many readers may have already heard, Governor Gavin Newsom recently... -
Article02/02/2021We Help Sacramento’s Vulnerable...When COVID-19 hit, TomKat Ranch shifted our LeftCoast Grassfed beef sales... -
Resource02/02/2021Publication - UC Berkeley,...Redefining Value and Risk in Agriculture: Policy and Investment Solution to... -
Article,Resource02/02/2021Article - Greener Farming...In the most comprehensive study to date, researchers found that greener... -
News02/02/2021Report - Progress At...In 2017, California launched its ambitious Healthy Soils Program (HSP) to... -
News02/02/2021New Website - Nature4ClimateA beautiful new website called Nature4Climate. -
Opinion12/18/2020December 2020 Newsletter Introduction...In just a blink of geologic time, humans have created technologies... -
News12/18/2020Conference Recap - Climate...Last month, members of our team had the opportunity to attend... -
Article12/18/2020Thoughts on Regenerative Fire...When thinking about a big problem like how to manage fire-prone... -
News,Resource12/18/2020What's Good Meat? Find...For the past nine months, I’ve been part of an incredible... -
News,Resource10/30/2020BAR-C: Breaking the BottleneckAs beef harvesting goes, California lacks enough USDA certified processing facilities... -
Article,Resource10/30/2020Groundwork - A Pilot...Earlier this year as COVID-19 grew from a concern into a... -
News10/30/2020Local Food Security: Coops,...A large part of what we do at TomKat Ranch is... -
Article10/30/2020Thoughts on Regenerative Fire...Log it, graze it, or let it burn.” It seems I... -
Article10/27/2020Kat Taylor - A...Kat Taylor using capitalism’s toolbox to fight systemic racism, environmental destruction... -
News,Resource10/14/2020Rising from the ashes...In the field of Positive Psychology, there is an important distinction... -
Study09/30/2020What We're Reading -...Point Blue Methane Brief and Carbon Footprint Study of White Oak... -
News09/30/2020Growing the Table -...During this crisis, a number of ‘farm to family’ programs have... -
Article09/30/2020Regenerative Ranching Circle NORCAL...Even though the regenerative ranching community in California is small and... -
News09/28/2020Regenerative Ranching Apprenticeship -...Work with the TomKat Ranch Land & Livestock Team as an... -
Article,Resource09/17/2020A Regenerative Food System...A Regenerative Food System Can Only Be Realized When There is... -
News,Resource09/11/2020CZU Lightning Complex Fire...The swiftness and destructive power of a catastrophic wildfire is staggering. -
Article06/01/2020Prescribed Burning for Wildfire...Prescribed burns have multiple potential benefits, including reducing catastrophic wildfire risk...
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News05/29/2020Breeding Birds Update by...In Pescadero (and the rest of the northern hemisphere), bird nesting... -
Article05/29/202015-year program to study...As part of our Profiles in Land and Management series, this... -
Resource05/28/2020Point Blue Issue Brief...The purpose of this document is to provide Point Blue staff... -
Resource05/27/2020Fire Management and Prescribed...A collaboration between CalFire and TomKat Ranch. Prescribed Burns for Public... -
News05/01/2020Resilience & Regenerative Ag...At TomKat Ranch, we have the immense privilege of operating as... -
News04/29/2020California Healthy Soils Initiative...Calling all California farmers and ranchers! Healthy Soils Grant Program applications... -
News,Resource04/28/2020Science at TomKat Ranch:...For many practitioners, regenerative agriculture is a hands-in-the-dirt affair. -
Article04/28/2020Elk Glade Ranch demonstrates...Elk Glade Ranch demonstrates that there are myriad ways to benefit... -
News02/26/2020Goat Herd as Ecosystem...< Back to All News & Resources By Kevin Alexander Watt As part of... -
News02/26/2020EcoFarm 2020This past January, the Ecological Farming Association (EcoFarm) held its... -
Resource02/26/2020SOIL: Soil Microbe Guide...Water and minerals - the yin and yang of life on... -
News02/12/20202020 Regenerative Ranching Internship...We are accepting applications for TomKat Ranch Regenerative Ranching 2020 Summer... -
Article01/24/2020Using Regenerative Practices to...As part of our Profiles in Land and Management series, this... -
News01/24/2020A Win for California...The recent release of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 budget... -
News01/24/2020Regenerate Conference 2019This past November, our team was thrilled to see Mark Biaggi... -
News01/24/2020Dear LeftCoast GrassFed CustomersDear Friends and Customers, due to a renewed focus on getting... -
Article12/17/2019Aspiring to Regeneration -...Aspiring to Regeneration - A Thank You to Skeptics from our... -
News12/17/2019California Food for California...There is a growing urgency to understand and address how the... -
Study12/16/2019Adaptive Planned Grazing Reduces...Adaptive Planned Grazing Reduces Fire Fuel Load - Profiles in Land... -
Resource12/16/2019Monitoring The Multiple Benefits...Rangelands are an essential part of the health and integrity of... -
Article12/16/2019The Re-Generation: An Apprentice’s...I struggled to write this piece for the newsletter. Not because... -
Article12/16/2019Regenerative Grass-fed BeefGrass-fed beef is so much more than delicious! As part of... -
Resource10/29/2019Profiles In Land and...As part of our Profiles in Land and Management series, this... -
Article10/29/2019Celebrating our Coastal FibershedA day of regenerative agriculture education for food and fiber. -
Article,Study10/13/2019Changes in Soil Carbon...46% of the points monitored at TomKat Ranch gained soil carbon... -
Article09/30/2019Where are they now?...A question and answer session with our former intern Didier Bolaños... -
News09/30/2019Gathering of Women in...Chefs play a vital role in our food systems. They are... -
Study09/30/2019What We’re Reading -...In July, the Croatan Institute, Delta Institute, and Organic Agriculture Revitalization... -
Article09/30/2019Western Landowners Alliance GatheringSince its beginning, TomKat Ranch has invested in creating networks and... -
Resource09/30/2019Profiles In Land and...As part of our Profiles in Land and Management series, this... -
Article08/28/2019Regenerative Ranching Day at...Earlier in the month, TomKat Ranch held a Regenerative Ranching Day... -
Resource08/28/2019Profiles in Land and...Profiles in Land and Management Series this month - Sieben Live... -
News08/28/2019Where are they now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Kimberly Chang-Haines -
News07/30/2019Introducing Our 2019 InternsEver since we launched the TomKat Summer Internship Program in 2014,... -
News07/30/2019Where Are They Now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Leyla Curry -
Article07/30/2019Profiles in Land and...This month our Profiles in Land and Management Series explores regenerative... -
Article06/28/2019Soil Journeys - a...Soil health journeys are like onions, they have a lot of... -
News06/28/2019Where Are They Now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Anna Brown -
Resource06/28/2019What We’re Reading: “Regenerative...There are a lot of resources out there for those interested... -
Article06/21/2019Profiles in Land and...This month we are excited to re-share our profile of Flying... -
Article05/29/2019Grassfed Alliance: Coming Together...For years, TomKat Ranch has proudly marketed our grassfed beef under... -
Article05/29/2019Profiles in Land and...This month we are sharing our profile of the Grupo La... -
News05/29/2019Kat Taylor co-hosted a...With school food at the forefront of our healthcare issues, limited... -
Article05/24/2019A Day in the...Nicole Masters has been a visitor to our ranch this year.... -
News04/24/2019Where are they now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Evan Watson. -
News04/24/2019What We're Reading -...In January, the New York Times published a beautiful photo essay... -
Article04/24/2019Native Perennial Grasses Continue...As part of our regenerative management program, Point Blue Conservation Science... -
Article04/24/2019Profiles in Land and...Over the last year, TomKat Ranch has traveled around the American... -
Article03/16/2019What We're Reading -...Regenerative Agriculture Initiative at California State University, ChicoThis month we enjoyed... -
News03/15/2019EcoFarm 2019 - RecapKathy Webster has been attending the EcoFarm conference for more than... -
News03/14/2019Equine-Assisted Learning Gathers for...In January, during one of our biggest storms of the season,... -
Resource02/13/2019What We’re Reading -...Draft of California 2030 Natural and Working Lands Climate Change Implementation... -
News02/13/2019Where are they now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Kyle Meyer. -
Resource02/13/2019What We’re ReadingNatural climate solutions for the United States - Joe Fargione -
News02/13/2019Where are they now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Walker Kehrer. -
News02/13/2019Soil Up Learning Lab...Recently, two of our staff joined 35 healthcare providers, soil scientists,... -
Article02/13/2019Sustainable Butchery WorkshopBack in May, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Adam... -
News02/13/2019Cocina Familiar UpdateLiving in an area of San Mateo County, rich in agriculture,... -
News02/13/2019Where Are They Now...A question and answer session with our former intern, Jake Tommerdahl. -
Resource02/13/2019What We're Reading -...Kristin’s Ohlson’s The Soil Will Save Us offers hope in the face of... -
Article02/12/2019Carbon Farming Workshop for...This month TomKat Ranch had the pleasure of hosting 18 of... -
Resource02/12/2019What We Are Reading...During my summer as a Regenerative Ranching Intern at TomKat Ranch,... -
Resource08/06/2018Accessing the Total Impact...This document explains the methodology applied to assess the total impact...
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Resource08/05/2018Growing Abundant RangelandsA TomKat Ranch-produced guide to growing abundant rangelands and the benefits they... -
Resource08/05/2018California Rangeland Plant GuideThis plant guide is a result of requests from many NRCS... -
Article08/04/2018David Hart Stockdog TrainingBy Brandon Moody As an intern at TomKat Ranch, I get to... -
Study06/26/2018Case Study - Flying...The Johnson Family began practicing adaptive planned grazing on their ranch... -
News06/16/2018Where Are They Now...A question and answer session with TomKat Ranch former intern, Rachel... -
Resource06/15/2018What We Are Reading...Rangelands are unforested and uncultivated land on which grazing is the... -
Study06/05/2018Fungal Inoculant Project -...I am sure you have been holding your breath waiting to... -
Article03/08/2018Coyote Brush Control: GoatsOver the years, we have tried many different ways of controlling... -
Study02/22/2018Fungal Inoculant ProjectGrowing up on a ranch in Paradise Valley, MT, I never... -
Article01/18/2018Grazing Plan for 2018Each year, the Land and Livestock Team sits down with colleagues... -
Article01/11/2018Regenerative Talks: Photosynthesis and...Through photosynthesis, it can be said that the whole world runs...
