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Where less product is better

Petaluma 360 Petaluma 360 11/12 Its a warm, breezy morning in November. Fairies from thistle plants blow across the field just east of Tomales, where organic farmer David Little is harvesting potatoes.
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GIM News Spring 2013

GROWN LOCAL campaign launched and gaining momentum The next generation: already agriculture champions Fibershed on a mission to map Californias fiber supply and demand Around Marin County Notes from the editor Partners Forum Ag Commissioner Agricultural Institute of Marin Farm Bureau MALT Marin Orga...
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Partners Forum

Local agriculture in Marin receives assistance from numerous local agencies and organizations. Working in partnership, these collaborating organizations bring solutions to the obstacles that Marin's farmers and ranchers encounter.
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Marin

CSA is a produce distribution model that connects farms and local consumers in a mutual, transparent relationship. CSAs have been around for decades with some of the earliest examples coming from Japan in the 1960s.
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Fibershed bringing 'farm-fresh' clothing to the region

Many of us are familiar with the concept of a foodshed (the region where food is produced and the paths it travels to its final consumer), and the importance of buying local food in order to support local farmers, businesses, and resilient local economies.
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The new California Homemade Food Act

Adapted from the Sustainable Economics Law Center The new California Homemade Food Act, AB 1616 provides new, but limited, opportunities for production of value added farm products in home kitchens. The opportunity hinges upon several food safety criteria, including water system standards.
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Notes from the editor

Marins thriving foodshed and consumers who buy local food to support local agriculture and businesses have paved the way for the areas burgeoning Fibershed.
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Getting Started in Farming & Ranching in Marin

To be sure your farming or ranching dream can come to fruition and be sustainable, it is important to understand your land and location, natural resources, market, business plan, and more. Planning with the following topics in mind is fundamental for successful farms and ranches.
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Home on the range(land): ranches, parks, and biodiversity

On a clear morning in October, a group of over 100, including ranchers, land managers, agency personnel, researchers, teachers, consultants, and many others, gathered to discuss the ecological and economic value of coastal grasslands, the influence of shrub establishment in those grasslands, and dif...
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A key cornerstone now in place

The exhibit Historical Photographs of Marins Agrarian Roots will soon be on display for the third show at the Marin Civic Center from December 10 through April 26. If you didnt see it at Tobys in Point Reyes Station through October, heres your opportunity.
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