Farmland Program Archives - Kiss the Ground

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“A way of being. Your mind, your body, and your spirit become central to how we move about this planet. Reverence for yourself is where it all starts. If you are not taking care of yourself, then you are very little use in the living system that is nature”

BUSINESS, CASE STUDIES, CLIMATE, COMMUNITY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FEATURED, FOOD, GARDENING, Santa Ynez River, SOCIAL JUSTICE

Ted Chamberlin Ranch

“A way of being. Your mind, your body, and your spirit become central to how we move about this planet. Reverence for yourself is where it all starts. If you are not taking care of yourself, then you are very little use in the living system that is nature”

BUSINESS, CASE STUDIES, CLIMATE, COMMUNITY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FEATURED, FOOD, GARDENING, Santa Ynez River, SOCIAL JUSTICE

Decolonizing Agriculture

“A way of being. Your mind, your body, and your spirit become central to how we move about this planet. Reverence for yourself is where it all starts. If you are not taking care of yourself, then you are very little use in the living system that is nature”

CASE STUDIES, FEATURED

Organic Compound

Organic Compound is located near Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, one of the last remaining nature preserves in the area. Sugar maple, basswood, oak, hickory, aspen, elm, ash, and ironwood trees shade this beautiful park.

COMMUNITY, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FEATURED, FOOD, GARDENING, SOCIAL JUSTICE

Gaviota Givings

This week’s farmer feature highlights Guner and Heidi Tautrim of Gaviota Givings. The family-run Orella Ranch is located on the Gaviota Coast of California, a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean and just 20 miles west of Santa Barbara.

ADVOCACY, BUSINESS, CLIMATE, COMMUNITY, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FEATURED, Uncategorized

Schmitz Dairy

Schmitz Dairy began humbly in 2014 nestled amidst the gently rolling hills and woodlands of Central Minnesota. The farm is nestled near Cold Spring, MN and lovingly run by husband and wife team Derek and Taylor Schmitz along with their young daughter, Olivia.

COMMUNITY, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FOOD, GARDENING, SOCIAL JUSTICE

PT Ranch

PT Ranch is a family owned and operated regenerative ranch in Ione, California, located in Amador County in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Their goal is to restore California’s rangeland back to a healthy, productive landscape, one pasture at a time.

COMMUNITY, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FOOD, GARDENING, SOCIAL JUSTICE

Table Bluff Farm

Table Bluff Farm is a first-generation, woman-owned, 2-acre micro-farm practicing no-till vegetable and flower production in Loleta, California. Hannah Eisloeffel founded the farm and runs it with her partner, Nic; their dog, Farmer; and a heritage Kunekune pig named Pumpkin. Table Bluff Farm puts the planet before profits to ensure that all can participate in…

BUSINESS, CLIMATE, COMMUNITY, FAMILY, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM

The Abundant Table

Welcome to The Abundant Table, a 501(c)3 non-profit, certified organic farm, as well as a BIPOC and women-led worker collective currently enrolled in Kiss the Ground’s Farmland Program.

COMMUNITY, FARMING, FARMLAND PROGRAM, FOOD, GARDENING, SOCIAL JUSTICE