Climate Smart Agriculture

Located in Laytonville, CA, 150 miles North of San Francisco and 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean, sits Alder Springs Vineyard. This remarkable piece of land is home to approximately 140 acres of wine grape vines ranging in cultivars and management practices.

There has been much buzz and renewed interest recently in planting trees as a tool to combat both the causes and impacts of climate change.

When you think of armor, you might think of medieval knights protecting damsels in distress. For Frank Fernandes of Legacy Ranch, though, the damsel in distress is his soil.

Just North of Fort Bragg, down a country road, sits a small community with a big mission. We strive to ameliorate the suffering and other negative impacts of climate disasters it's stated on their website.

Dairies produce lots of milk and manure. The ingenious dairymen of the Central Valley often use one to produce the other. They grow forage crops like alfalfa and corn that they then feed to their cattle.