This past weekend I was down in Berkeley at Our Land, a symposium on farmland access in the 21st century. The audience was full of young farmers, experienced agrarians, agricultural nonprofits, food policy, and social justice workers. It was a…
Like most young farmers I’m in it for the long haul. I’m committed to growing safe healthy food for my community, as a career. To do that, I need a just quality of life. I don’t want to be just…
Yesterday I left the farm to do a little research. I headed up north to visit a fellow farmer, my friend Rebecca who is the farm manager at Preston Farm and Winery. It was wonderful touring around the property seeing…
We had quite the rain storm last week. Parts of Sonoma county received 10 to 12 inches of rain in a four-day period. Last Saturday during part of this wonderful rain fall I was taking a workshop on, living willow…
I have been following the cross-country journey of two wonderful women, Caitrin Hall and Lake Buckley. They have recently finished this amazing journey which they did all by bicycle. What makes this cross-country journey so important is that during their…
Quarter Acre Farm has hit the airwaves on KSVY Sun FM 91.3 in Sonoma, every Friday from 2:00 to 3:00pm (PST). May 3rd was our first show with Shannon Lee of Two Moon Family Farm and Alissa Pearce garden coordinator…
When I started Quarter Acre Farm back in the spring of 2008, it was a rush to get everything ready for that first season. The focus was just about getting seeds in the ground and growing vegetables. I did very…