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SUMMARY:Regenerating California: Wrap-around Support Services for All Food Growers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=””]Despite a wealth of government\, nonprofit\, and private programs and investment\, CA family farms continue to disappear\, replaced by larger and less accessible corporate investors. The solution has always been in communities. What would an all-hands-on-deck and community-lead initiative look like. What if we invited everyone to the table to lift up local food producers. The goal is to build the local economy on the strength of new family farms who grow healthy food for their neighbors that need it most. The goal is to Regenerate California.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1729734024825{background-image: url(https://sbcfoodaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AHill-SBCFAN-Iniguez-20220418-_O8A2070.jpg?id=26580) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nPresented By:\n[/vc_column_text]Nathanael Gonzales-SiemensRegenerative & Organic Consulting Manager\, Pacific Region | Rodale Institute\n\n	\n					\n	\n		\n			Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens is returning to his roots and the spirit of discovery that first brought him back into farming after a decade of teaching in inner-city Los Angeles and in China and working for criminal justice reform on the West Coast. Nathanael spent his undergrad years studying Plant Genetics and Biology at UCLA and has a teaching credential for CSU Los Angeles. He grew up on a small farm in California’s San Joaquin Valley and founded two businesses there with his family. The first\, now run by his brother\, is focused on food justice and sovereignty and the second\, operated by his wife\, strives to implement regenerative farming practices and to equip and empower traditionally underrepresented groups. \nNathanael Siemens is an organic grower juggling a variety of crops\, fields\, and systems across California. He has a 150 acre farm in Modoc County and another 10 acres in Kern County. He is also working at the Rodale Institute’s new farm research center in Ventura County. \nHe grew up on a farm in Kern County but left for college and only returned to farming 15 years ago. When he first got back into farming\, he was doing management for other growers and didn’t have the capacity to change up existing practices. Later on\, he was hesitant to make big changes since the conventional system was already functioning. \nThis all changed during the recent drought\, when it became clear to Nathanael that conventional farming was no longer viable. He started thinking outside the box by doing dry farming and implementing practices that build up organic matter. He also started planting multiple crops at once so that they don’t all fail at the same time. \nRead more here. \n\n		\n	\n\n\n\n							\n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://sbcfoodaction.org/community-calendar/regenerating-california-wrap-around-support-services-for-all-food-growers-2/
LOCATION:Classroom #F231\, 800 South College Drive\, Santa Maria\, CA\, 93454\, United States
CATEGORIES:2,2024 FRF Forum Workshop,Class / Workshop
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