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- July 25, 2022 • Daily Democrat • Woodland City Council to fund mobile farmers market
- July 24, 2022 • Yahoo News • West Sacramento mobile farmer's market hopes to bring customers less expensive produce [video]
- July 24, 2022 • KCRA3 • West Sacramento mobile farmer's market hopes to bring customers less expensive produce [video]
- July 12, 2022 • VAntage Point* • Agricultural resources available to Veterans
[VAntage Point is the Dept. of Veterans Affairs source for information on benefits, healthcare & Veteran stories] - March 14, 2022 • Napa Valley Register • Pages from a Farmer: A little help here and there
- February 3, 2022 • Woodland Daily Democrat • West Sacramento Urban Farms reconnect people to the process of growing food
- February 8, 2022 • Comstock's • Recruiting California’s Next Generation of Farmers
- December 29, 2021 • The Farmers Truck Blog • Rethinking the holidays: Sacramento urban farmers look beyond ‘food as charity’
- November 27, 2021 • Capital Public Radio (capradio) • Using Urban Farming to Increase Food Security
- November 24, 2021 • ABC10 NEWS • West Sacramento Indigenous gardener teaches food sovereignty and sustainable growing
- November 24, 2021 • CLBL Video • Incubator Farmer Alfred Melbourne of Three Sisters Gardens Shares His Experiences in the Program [video]
- October 7, 2021 • CA Department of Food and Agriculture Video • Indigenous Peoples Day 2021 – Three Sisters Gardens, West Sacramento, California [video]
- August 30, 2021 • Raising Kale! Podcast - Season 2 • S2 - Episode 1: Sara Bernal - The Urban Farmer [video]
- August 30, 2021 • Comstock's • Status Check: Finding an Agricultural Coworking Space
- July 26, 2021 • Lodi Wine Growers • A PATHWAY TO TRAIN FARM MANAGERS
- July 22, 2021 • Daily Democrat • Woodland City Council approves Advisory Redistricting Commission members
[Mention: Mary Kimball] - July 21, 2021 • Davis Vanguard • Guest Commentary: Empowering Families with Healthy Choices
- July 13, 2021 • Sacramento Bee • Mobile Farmers’ Market offers fresh produce for Sacramento area’s low-income residents
- July 12, 2021 • The Vacaville Reporter • HvH Specialty Growers sows beauty in Suisun Valley
- July 7, 2021 • The Observer • Farm To Folks: Local Program Helps Feed Needy
[Mention: We Grow Farm | Mai Vang | Thousand Strong] - July 2, 2021 • West Sacramento Sun • Farm To Folks: Local Program Helps Feed Needy
- June 30, 2021 • Davis Enterprise • BofA donates $25K to Center for Land-Based Learning
- June 25, 2021 • Sacramento Bee • Center for Land-Based Learning launches mobile farmers market in West Sacramento
- June 25, 2021 • CBS13 NEWS • The Center for Land-Based Learning new Mobile Farmers Market Launch - SLIDESHOW
- June 24, 2021 • FOX40 NEWS • The Center for Land-Based Learning new Mobile Farmers Market Launch
- June 22, 2021 • Comstock's Magazine • This Food Box Helps Families and Small Farmers
- June 18, 2021 • California Ag Today • Center for Land-Based Learning announces Unprecedented Organizational Growth
- June 11, 2021 • CDFA Planting Seeds Blog • Secretary Ross joins First Partner for Farm-to-School tour
- June 3, 2021 • Pointe Magazine • Sacramento Ballet’s Ben Youngstone Is Cultivating a Second Career in Farming
- June 3, 2021 • Woodland Daily Democrat • Center for Land-Based Learning grows as their new Woodland location flourishes
- May 27, 2021 • Gold Country Media • Foresthill High School student Kelly Cantrell places 2nd in writing contest
[Mention: Caring for our Watersheds] - May 21, 2021 • Woodland Daily Democrat • Pioneer High School student competes as finalist in regional environmental contest
[Mention: Caring for our Watersheds] - May 10, 2021 • UC Davis Magazine • CFA Farm Business Incubator Alum Aimee Sisson (2015-16): Getting to the Root
- May 6, 2021 • FOX40 • Big Day of Giving: Center for Land-Based Learning - Video
- April 28, 2021 • Daily Democrat • Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation honored by Sacramento Kings
- April 19, 2021 • Davis Enterprise • Center for Land Based Learning promoted at First Northern Bank
- April 6, 2021 • Agnet West • Explorer Course Being Offered by Center for Land Based Learning
- March 31, 2021 • California Ag Today • Union Pacific Railroad Donates to Center for Land Based Learning
- March 30, 2021 • ABC10 • New Introductory Farming Course to be offered by Center for Land-Based Learning
- March 19, 2021 • California Ag Today • Explorer Course Offered by Center of Land-based Learning
- March 17, 2021 • Winters Express • Program offering beginner farming courses
- March 17, 2021 • Winters Express • CAL FIRE visiting rural residencies for Defensible Space Inspections
- March 16, 2021 • FOX40 • Yolo County uses pop-up clinics to vaccinate its large agricultural workforce
- March 2021 • California Farmlink Spring 2021 Newsletter • Zamora Flora and Craig McNamara: from the incubator plot to secure land tenure
- March 12, 2021 • Sacramento Magazine • School for Wannabe Farmers
- March 11, 2021 • FOX40 • Organizers to help Sacramento food deserts with mobile farmers market
- February 26, 2021 • FOX40 • Open for Business: Gully Rumpus Farm and Hatch@Home
- February 19, 2021 • CBS Sacramento • 'It Was Like Therapy’: West Sacramento Man Aims To Help At-Risk Youth With Community Garden
- January 26, 2021 • California Ag Today • Farm Credit Provided Over $1 Million to California Non-Profits in 2020
- January 2, 2021 • modernfarmer.com • This Modern Farmer Employs At-Risk Youth to Keep Them Off the Streets
- November 16, 2020 • WineBusiness.com • How Four Green Medal Award Winning Wineries and Vineyards Are Ramping Up Sustainability Efforts
- November 4, 2020 • Sacramento Magazine • Farming in the City
- October 8, 2020 • Daily Democrat • California governor calls for protecting 30% of state land
- October 2, 2020 • The Bridge District • People of TBD: Meet Farmer Ric
- October 1, 2020 • Visit Sacramento • Center for Land-Based Learning's Marisa Alcorta on Training New Farmers
- September 21, 2020 • Comstock's Magazine • Grassroots efforts feed some of SCUSD’s most vulnerable families during the pandemic
- July 9, 2020 • Nugget Markets Blog • Who We’re Supporting: Center for Land-Based Learning
- June 28, 2020 • Daily Democrat • West Sacramento ‘mobile farmers market’ supported by Bayer
- May 27, 2020 • Colusa County Sun Herald • Colusa High students among finalists in regional environmental contest
- May 25, 2020 • Daily Democrat • Pioneer High students earn top 10 finish in regional environmental contest
- April 24, 2020 • Fresno Bee • Who grows our food and harvests it? Coronavirus causes us to look the hands that feed us
- April 24, 2020 • Sacramento Business Journal • Amid rising costs and limited availability, farmers struggle to find enough workers
- April 16, 2020 • AgInfo.net • Coffee with a Farmer
- February 26, 2020 • AgInfo.net • Farmers May Find an Apprentice To Help On Farm ---Part of Series
- October 9, 2019 • Daily Democrat • Nugget Markets sources ‘hyperlocal’ produce from West Sac farms
- October 9, 2019 • Davis Enterprise • Nugget sources produce from West Sac urban farms
- October 7, 2019 • Urban Land Institute • What Does the Farmer Say about Agrihoods?
- September 27, 2019 • Next City • Making Sacramento the “Farm-to-Every-Fork” Capital
- July 6, 2019 • Growingproduce.com • Ways to Succeed in Organic Stone Fruit Production
- July 3, 2019 • Daily Democrat • CommuniCare and Food Bank partner for better health
- June 27, 2019 • Sacramento Business Journal • City looking to reactivate abandoned greenhouse for urban farming
- June 2019 • Governing.com • Small City, Big Goals: How an Unconventional Mayor Is Beating the System
- May 30, 2019 • Daily Democrat • Farm Credit aids in building new Center for Land-Based Learning
- May 24, 2019 • Daily News • Mercy bids farewell to seniors Thursday
- January 31, 2019 • Comstock's • We Need to Prioritize Urban Farming in City Planning
- January 28, 2019 • Daily Democrat • West Sacramento urban farm helps students grow
- January 10, 2019 • Daily Democrat • Yolo Community Foundation grants $73,000 to local groups
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