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Great strides are being made to advance Marins Food System. Within UCCE we have at new addition to our team, Paige Phinney.

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.

Our increasing consciousness about eating healthily and knowing where our food comes from has helped bridge the gap between consumers and the people who produce the food we eat. That said, many city dwellers still have a very vague understanding of what daily life is like on farms and ranches.

Two days before Earth Day, about 35 ranchers and community members came to a workshop to learn tools to help their businesses become more sustainable; the workshop was called "Ranching for Profit.

Christin Anderson & Helen Ferlino canning in her home kitchen. Since its launch in January, the California Cottage Food Act, AB1616, has enabled 12 small businesses in Marin County to open their doors.

The benefits that Marin's farms and ranches provide to the community are many and substantial, including: Our quality of life and health begins where we live, learn, work and play. People travel to Marin to play in the parks, enjoy local food and visit farms.

Getting your due for all that you do on the land Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:00am to 2:00pm ~ The Dance Palace This workshop offered ranchers the opportunity to learn more about how to measure, communicate, and capture returns from the varied services they provide, including the multiple benefits to...

The 2010 Marin Agricultural Summit was an opportunity for Marin agricultural producers, processors, and allies to meet and share ideas about a healthy agricultural future.

The near, medium, and long-term initiatives to support the viability of Marin's farmers and ranchers identified at the Marin Agricultural Summit in November, 2010.

The near, medium, and long-term initiatives to support the viability of Marin's farmers and ranchers identified at the Marin Agricultural Summit in November of 2010, and updated in October of 2013.