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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

News Archives

2018 Articles

December 18, 2018 • Capital Public Radio • How To Become A Farmer In California? Get A Mentor

November 29, 2018 • NYmag.com • Explore the New California Cool in Sacramento

November 15, 2018 • USDA NIFA • USDA Invests to Support Military Veterans Pursuing Farming and Ranching Careers

November 7, 2018 • Ag Alert • Programs work to bring veterans into agriculture

November 2, 2018 • Capital Public Radio • Veterans Who Want To Be Farmers In Northern California Get Support From VA

October 16, 2018 • Sactown Magazine • Drake's Brewing sets opening date at The Barn

October 10, 2018 • Imperial Valley News • California Farm Academy strives to create a new labor pipeline

September 22, 2018 • Sacramento State News • Distinguished Alum: Mom's wisdom served Ana Klein well

September 21, 2018 • Daily Democrat • California Farm Academy to honor 21 grads at State Capitol

September 18, 2018 • CDFA.ca.gov • California Agriculture Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops

September 17, 2018 • FOX40 News • DOCO Farm-to-Fork Brunch

August 29, 2018 • Sacramento Magazine • Farm to Fork Bruch at DOCO

July 12, 2018 • Sacramento Bee • West Sacramento’s Barn to host fresh, local produce sales through September

July 10, 2018 • Daily Democrat • Final ‘Dinner on the Farm’ benefits offered by Center for Land-Based Learning

June 14, 2018 • Daily Democrat • Valley Clean Energy buying power from Flood Control district

May 19, 2018 • Western Farm Press • Raley’s supports local farmers and the ‘food insecure’

May 18, 2018 • Western Farm Press • UC pollination expert wins Dept. of Defense fellowship

May 16, 2018 • eatfarmtofork.com • The Freshest Veggie Box in Town

May 15, 2018 • Red Bluff Daily News • Tehama County resident among agriculture honorees

May 8, 2018 • Capitol Public Radio • RSVP Previews Benefit Concerts For Center For Land-Based Learning

May 7, 2018 • Davis Enterprise • Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation celebrates work of Community Fund Partners awards

May 4, 2018 • The Reporter • Four contenders race for Solano County District 4 Supervisor

May 4, 2018 • Daily Democrat • Yolo County conservation plan could see approval

April 27, 2018 • Sactown Magazine • A new food hall and market to open along the Broadway corridor

April 18, 2018 • Western Farm Press • California Farm Academy receives state approval

March 28, 2018 • Winters Express • Old eyesore creates school district dilemma

March 28, 2018 • Imperial Valley News • Farmers for America a movie about the present and the future

March 20, 2018 • Sacramento Bee • To stay Farm-to-Fork capital, Sacramento must grow agriculture leaders

March 13, 2018 • Winebusiness.com • Farm Credit Helps California Adults, Students Learn More About Agriculture Careers

March 13, 2018 • Daily Democrat • Farm Credit aids Center for Land-Based Learning in Winters

February 14, 2018 • Ag Net West • Beginning Farmer Training Program Receives State Approval

February 2018 • Bayer Crop Science Blog • How Working in Agriculture Led Me to Public Health

February 2018 • Bayer Crop Science Blog • More Than Meets the Eye

February 1, 2018 • Sacramento Business Journal • Family farms in transition: How small farms must evolve to survive [pdf]

January 31, 2018 • Davis Enterprise • Nonprofit receives $25,000 to help connect youths to careers in agriculture

January 11, 2018 • Lodi News • LangeTwins Winery looks to boost habitat restoration, sustainability

December 29, 2017 • Sacramento Bee • Her farm-to-fork skills land her on a Rose Parade float

December 28, 2017 • Daily Democrat • Yolo residents to ride in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day

December 26, 2017 • Nasdaq.com • Miracle-Gro’s 2018 Rose Parade® Float Showcases the Joys Found Outside in Your Own Backyard

2017 Articles

December 1, 2017 • Edible Marin and Wine Country • Sonoma County's Farms Leadership Program

December 2017 • Inside Publications • Growing More Than Plants

November 3, 2017 • ABC10.com • Stockton students learning where their food comes from, thanks to neighboring farm

October 19, 2017 • CDFA Blog - Tales from the Field • Growing Food and Minds in West Sacramento

October 19, 2017 • Davis Enterprise • Davis Farm to School grows healthy children

October 10, 2017 • Comstock's Magazine • When The Giving Gets Good

October 10, 2017 • AgNetWest.com • UCCE Creates Ag Education Chair in Southern California

September 26, 2017 • Capitol Public Radio • California Farm Academy Offers Path For Immigrants And Second Career Farmers

September 26, 2017 • Daily Democrat • Yolo County produces aspiring farmers

September 22, 2017 • Daily Dish the Nugget Markets blog • Land That We Love

September 21, 2017 • Capitol Public Radio • Preserving Farmland And Promoting Young Farmers

September 2017 • Edible Sacramento • GROWING NEW FARMERS: Center for Land-Based Learning offers intensive academy

September 13, 2017 • Sacramento Bee • There was a time when Sacramento didn’t want to be an ag town. My, how we have grown.

September 12, 2017 • Comstock's Magazine • Grow Your Own Way

August 10, 2017 • Sac News & Review • Screw the weeds: A young farmer overcomes abuse to launch a company selling locally grown products

August 6, 2017 • Lodi News-Sentinel • Lodi High grad turns to environment for fashion inspiration

May 30, 2017 • Comstock's Magazine • First Mother Farms Launches in West Sacramento

April 11, 2017 • Nasdaq.com • Marrone Bio Innovations and Center for Land-Based Learning Collaborate to Present Marrone Bio Cannery Farm Volunteer Day

April 5, 2017 • The Business Journal • Gar Tootelian, Inc, connects students with pathways to careers in ag

April 5, 2017 • West Sacramento News-Ledger • West Sacramento Urban Farm program to add new barn location to its growing crop

March 31, 2017 • Davis Enterprise • Open house showcases agrihood concept

March 31, 2017 • Daily Democrat • Agrihoods take root: A housing trend rooted in ag

February 20, 2017 • California Ag Today • Donation to Center for Land-Based Learning Supports Next Generation of Local Farmers

February 17, 2017 • Daily Democrat • Raley’s donates to Center for Land-Based Learning

January 16, 2017 • Seedstock • On Land Once Occupied by a Tomato Cannery an Agrihood Rises to Grow New Farmers and Feed a Community

2016 Articles

November 7, 2016 • Seedstock • Farming Formerly Vacant Lots, Urban Ag Program Grows New Farmers and Fresh Produce for Food Deserts

November 2, 2016 • Village Life • Trunk or Treating with a twist

October 24, 2016 • PR Newswire • Generational Winery's Commitment to Sustainability Grows More Than Grapes

October 19, 2016 • CDFA Blog - Tales from the Field • Growing Food and Minds in West Sacramento

September 30, 2016 • The Reporter • Letter: Thanks to Putah Creek cleanup volunteers

September 25, 2016 • Appeal Democrat • Program helping students transition into jobs

September 22, 2016 • San Francisco Chronicle • Follow the foragers: A chefs’ tour of Yolo County farms

September 22, 2016 • Daily Democrat • Farm Services administrator offers advice for young farmers

September 21, 2016 • Sacramento 365 • Growing Food in a Concrete Jungle: The Story of West Sacramento’s Urban Farms

September 19, 2016 • Sacramento Republic FC Blog • Republic FC Announce Final Round of Glory Glory Sacramento Fund Recipients

September 19, 2016 • California Ag Today Blog • Eighteen New Farmers Graduate from California Farm Academy

September 13, 2016 • CBS Sacramento • The Center for Land-Based Learning DINNER AT THE BARN Fundraiser

August 30, 2016 • Elk Grove Citizen • City Council supports proposed urban farming program

August 26, 2016 • UC Food Observer • The Cannery Urban Farm in Davis

August 26, 2016 • Sacramento Business Journal • Here's the newest event coming to The Barn

July 29, 2016 • West Sacramento News-Ledger • West Sacramento community celebrates The Barn with ribbon cutting event and first live band

July 29, 2016 • Davis Enterprise • Cannery farm stand is open to the public

July 28, 2016 • Davis Enterprise • Young African leaders take home many possibilities from Davis

June 30, 2016 • Central Valley Business Journal • Bank of America to donate $220,000 to boost workforce skills

June 16, 2016 • Woodland Daily Democrat • Common Threads recognizes women in agriculture

June 15, 2016 • Davis Enterprise • Kimball honored for community service among women in agriculture

June 14, 2016 • AgNetWest.com • FARMS Students Report on Agriculture

May 21, 2016 • CBS13 • Golden 1 Hosts Shred Expo at Headquarters

May 19, 2016 • SF Gate • Agrihoods take root: a housing trend rooted in agriculture

March 15, 2016 • ElkGroveNews.net • Ag Expert Says Elk Grove Could Seize Farming Heritage, Have Bright Economic Future if it Has the Will

March 4, 2016 • AgNetWest.com • California Small Farm Conference Begins This Weekend

February 20, 2016 • The Reporter News • Center for Land-Based Learning set to develop new generation of farmers

February 19, 2016 • The Reporter News • Agri-Business Expo comes to Vacaville

February 18, 2016 • UC Food Observer • ICYMI, we spoke with farmers

February 18, 2016 • The Daily Democrat • Farm Academy gets underway in Winters

February 18, 2016 • Sacramento Magazine • The Farmer in the ’Hood

February 17, 2016 • Davis Enterprise • MRIC looks to adjacent farmland as a ‘living lab’

February 17, 2016 • Davis Vanguard • MRIC Goes Outside the Box to Look into Howatt as Mitigation Land

January 26, 2016 • Citi IO • A Return To Rural Roots In The Suburbs

January 23, 2016 • Washington Post • Women expand their home on the range

January 2016 • Farm to Fork Newsletter • Farm-to-Fork Heroes: Meet the people who are making an impact in America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital

January 2016 • City Lab • Farming the Subdivision: A new “agrihood” in California’s Central Valley reworks a former tomato-canning plant into an aspirational suburb

January 20, 2016 • Cannery Website • The New Home Company Wins Master-Planned Community of the Year at Building Industry’s Premier Awards Show

January 15, 2016 • West Sacramento News Ledger • A fiery gem grows in West Sacramento

January 2016 • Healing Quest • The Farm to Fork Movement [filmed on location at Land-Based Learning]

January 2, 2016 • Food Tank Blog • Planting the Seed: Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers

2015 Articles

November 19, 2015 • Merced Sun-Star • Los Banos students learn about wildlands, work to restore them • San Joaquin SLEWS

November 12, 2015 • West Sacramento News Ledger • Volunteer Day at Lake Washington Farm • West Sacramento Urban Farm

November 9, 2015 • UC Food Observer • Q&A: Farmer Veteran Joe Oliveira • CA Farm Academy

October 29, 2015 • KQED News • Who Needs a Golf Course? New Housing Developments Feature Farms • Davis Cannery Farm

October 22, 2015 • Daily Democrat Business • Bayer CropScience hosts 'Urban Farm WorkDay' • West Sacramento Urban Farm

October 2015 • Cities Today • Think Global, Eat Local • West Sacramento Urban Farm

September 10, 2015 • Outward • Sacramento is all Farm to Fork • West Sacramento Urban Farm

August 23, 2015 • Davis Enterprise • Creating the next generation of farmers • CA Farm Academy

August 12, 2015 • Sacramento Bee • Pitchfork to table is theme of new Davis homesites • Davis Cannery Farm

July 28, 2015 • Civil Eats • Northern California’s First Agrihood Will Bring Organic Veggies to Former Industrial Land • Davis Cannery Farm

July 24, 2015 • UC Observer • Q&A: Mary Kimball, Executive Director • All Programs

July 3, 2015 • Foodtank • We Grow Farmers: Interview with Land-Based Learning • CA Farm Academy

June 23, 2015 • Beacon Reader • In America’s Farm to Fork Capital, Potential Solutions to A Global Food Crisis • West Sacramento Urban Farm

May 18, 2015 • Foodforfamilies.com •Introducing the Food For Families Urban Farm • West Sacramento Urban Farm

May 15, 2015 • Raley's Newsroom • Raley’s Announces Groundbreaking of Newest Urban Farm in West Sacramento, Partnership with Land-Based Learning • West Sacramento Urban Farm

May 15, 2015 • Supermarket News • Raley's supports creation of urban farm • West Sacramento Urban Farm

April 29, 2015 • Colusa County Sun-Herald • Colusa High student takes fourth in watershed contest • Caring for our Watersheds

April 29, 2015 • San Juan Unified School District • Mira Loma student shines in conservation contest • Caring for our Watersheds

April 27, 2015 • Examiner • Urban farm offers land-based learning • West Sacramento Urban Farm

April 16, 2015 • West Sacramento City iLights • West Sacramento Expands Urban Farms • West Sacramento Urban Farm

March 15, 2015 • The Sacramento Bee • Community based on ‘farm to fork’ coming to Davis • Davis Cannery Farm

February 24, 2015 • Davis Vanguard • The Cannery Urban Farm – A Barn Raising in Davis – Part 2 • Davis Cannery Farm

February 23, 2015 • Davis Vanguard • The Cannery Urban Farm – A Barn Raising in Davis – Part 1 • Davis Cannery Farm

Spring 2015 • Earth Island Journal • Food systems are changing for the better thanks to a rising crop of women farmers • CA Farm Academy

February 5, 2015 • West Sacramento News-Ledger • West Sacramento gets grant to help new urban farm program • West Sacramento Urban Farm

January 16, 2015 • Sacramento Business Journal • Farm-to-fork means new opportunities for small growers • Farm to Fork

January 1, 2015 • FarmsReach Blog • The Center For Land-Based Learning: Member Spotlight: Elle Huftil-Balzer of Soil Born Farms • CA Farm Academy

January 2015 • Comstock's Magazine • Land-Based Learning named one of the Capital Region’s top ten most inspiring nonprofits • All Programs

2014 Articles

Cultivating a Competitive Advantage: How Rural Counties are Growing Economies with Local Assets and Regional Partners

Beekeeping a calling and profession for young Sacramento farmer

Small farmers discover the hands-on secret to success at farm academy

Christine McMorrow Heads up FARMS Leadership Program

California Farmers Pray for Rain, Prepare for Continued Drought

Center for Land-Based Learning featured on "Dining Around with Joel Riddell" Radio Show

Sacramento Women Leading the Farm to Fork Movement

Bayer CropScience donates $10,000 to Center for Land-Based Learning

McNamara honored as Agriculturist of the Year

Congratulations to Food & Ag Board President Craig McNamara-Agriculturalist of the Year

New Urban Farm Incubator Opens in West Sacramento

West Sacramento Gets First Urban Farm

Winters walnut farmer, Craig McNamara, honored by State Fair

Midtown Farmers Market gets into Second Saturday spirit

Farm group cuts ties with Chipotle after Web miniseries targets Big Ag

Caring for our Watersheds 2014 Finals

Young Farmers Face Challenge of Expensive Land

Official Response to Chipotle regarding the "Farmed and Dangerous" series and joint fundraiser on February 20, 2014

Kimball receives award on behalf of conservation partnerships

Interior Secretary Honors Two Conservation Partnerships in California and Southern Oregon with Major Award

VIDEO: Department of the Interior honors 2013 Partners in Conservation Award recipients

National Recognition for Center for Land-Based Learning — From the Sacramento Bee

Woodlander receives US Department of Interior award

2013 Articles

Speakers, including Land-Based Learning Executive Director Mary Kimball, discuss issues affecting future of farms

Nugget Markets' 'The Palate Project' to benefit nonprofit groups

ConAgra, city want to get their hands dirty

Growing California Video Series - From Service to Harvest
On farmer-veteran Vonita Murray, a graduate of our first California Farm Academy Class, 2012

Program Offers Younger Potential Farmers Chance To Learn Trade

Davis farm gives produce to Yolo Food Bank

Farmers Help Supply Yolo County Food Bank With Fresh Produce

Toby Hastings Named to Zagat SF's "30 Under 30" list

Farm to Fork: Growing Farmers

Caring for Our Watersheds 2013 Finalists and Implemented Projects

Growing California Video Series - Farm Academy

Growing California Video Series - Free Spirit Farmer

CH2MHill, Center for Land-Based Learning reach out to students

Antelope Student’s Proposal Becomes Reality

How I Made It: Craig McNamara

What You Missed at Chipotle’s Fall Farm Dinner With Chef Nate Appleman

Fundraiser helps bridge age gap in farming

The Edible Schoolyard Project

California Farm Academy graduates its first class

Growing new farmers in Yolo County

New Farm Academy Celebrates First Graduates

2012 Articles

Growing a New Crop of Farmers

Connecting Students to Something Bigger than Themselves: an Interview with Nina Suzuki of Center for Land-Based Learning

Project GROW - year three

Students restore natural beauty at LangeTwins Winery

Center for Land-Based Learning's founder McNamara honored with leadership award

Habitat restoration project wins national partnership award

Groups honored for habitat restoration

Hands-on ag experience helps make their lessons memorable

2011 Articles

Potluck: Citrus, for kids

Where to learn specialty organic farming near Sacramento & citrus cooking class

Academy to teach beginners

Hands On Learning as featured in The Press Democrat

Hands-on learning

Bouverie Preserve project continues to GROW

Project GROW now in third year in Glen Ellen

Center for Land-Based Learning recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council and PG&E as "Partner of the Year"

Wildlife Habitat Council names 2011 Award Winners

Project GROW wraps up year two

Age of Ag: A new generation of farmers emerges

Project GROW wraps up year two

The Hess Collection Donates $20K To Land Trust of Napa County & Center For Land-Based Learning

Students embark on ambitious ecosystem project

Students Care about Our Watersheds

Project GROW to plant 10,000 native grass "plus"

2010 Articles

Project GROW, back in action at Bouverie Preserve

2010 TogetherGreen Innovation Grants

"Students Reconnect with Nature" - Stockton Record, 2/14/2006

CLBL Founder and President Craig McNamara wins the prestigious Leopold Award for 2007

Youth Programs Blog

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