Some call them haycations ...but regardless of what you call it, visiting a farm even spending a night or two gives you a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with agriculture.
There are a number of resources to support farmers and ranchers in hiring and managing labor and staff and complying with state labor codes. In most cases these codes and labor requirements are long standing regulations to ensure that the employer/employee relationship is beneficial to both parties.
The market cycles of our different agricultural sectors are driven by many factors. These cycles are a function of excess supply and excess demand, where markets are assumed to be constantly seeking a state where supply and demand are equal, or market equilibrium.
Read on to learn about all things food processing - including information about inspections and permits, food saftey agencies, packaging and labeling, and which foods can be processed without a cannery license.
Advisor Ellie Rilla began her retirement in July. The best way to honor her for all she has done and the difference she has made for the community is to recognize some of her contributions. Below are a few of the programs and publications she helped to author and lead.
No matter how connected you are to the people who grow your food or the land from where it came, chances are you have a story to tell about the first time you made the connection.
Don't miss the Annual Fall Plant Sale and Native Feast Day at Indian Valley Organic Farm & Garden on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. each day, with the Native Feast Day Celebration on Sunday from 12 - 3 p.m.
Valley Ford Mercantile and Wool Mill is the proud new owner of Big Blue a 15,000 pound industrial steel needle loom from North Carolina, the only needle loom West of the Rocky Mountains.
What has for centuries been an integral element of dairying in many parts of Europe has in recent years become a popular mode of farm diversification in Marin. Several of our Marin cheese making families have modeled their products on traditional cheeses made in their European ancestral homelands.
In this issue we have combined food, fiber, and community to weave a look at the future of Marins diverse farming and ranching. A big part of Marins agricultural story is the bounty of our grasslands and utilizing animals to create amazing local products.
