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The latest generation of artisans is taking California cheese-making to a delicious new level. By Betty Hallock Times Staff Writer July 11, 2007 - LA Times article Petit Marcel, top, and pavs age at Pugs Leap Farm. Cheese maker Pascal Destandau experiments with cultures to get a depth of flavor.

Organic farms, conservation, fruits and veggies in schools -- the Bay Area leads the charge to change how Congress subsidizes farming Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, July 10, 2007 It was almost accidental activism. Acme Bread's Steve Sullivan was on a class trip to Washington, D.C.

. Bill Jensen runs 800 sheep in Tomales on two separate ranches. This year he had Shane Harvey, from Riverton, New Zealand, shear his ewes.

The news is full of concern over the plight of honey bees. Mites, diseases and now so-called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) have devastated the honeybee hives employed in agricultural pollination.

With a grant from the Marin Community Foundation, UCCE Marin has been able to hire Anne Kehoe from the Kehoe Dairy family to help update and expand the Grown in Marin Website. Anne is on-board for the summer until she resumes her Agricultural Business degree at Chico State University in the fall.

A Conversation with Mike Gale Mike Gale is the new president of the Marin County Farm Bureau. He also sits on the board of both Marin Organic and the Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Mike and his wife Sally raise grass-fed beef cattle, organic apples, and heirloom tomatoes.

Rob Rogers Marin Independent Journal June 8, 2007 As far as Sharon Jones is concerned, the Marin Farmers Market is a place to find fresh, local produce at a good price.

Press Democrat - May 21, 2007 Loss of Petaluma dairy testimony to challenges of local farming A longtime Petaluman dairyman sold his cows and locked up the milk barn last week.

Joe Wolfcale Marin Independent Journal 4/22/07 VERY LITTLE has changed on the fertile pastures of the Jacobsen family ranch in Chileno Valley over the decades. Cattle ranching in West Marin is still tough going.

Steve Doughty, co-owner of Point Reyes Vineyards near Point Reyes Station, samples some wine from one of his oak barrels this month.