Many thanks to @smudupdates for granting our SLEWS Program with a $30,000 Shine Award! Together we are inspiring high school students to be natural resource stewards by bringing them into the field to restore native habitat across our region. #SustainableCommunities, #MySMUD

Summer is in full swing, and that means ripe and juicy tomatoes, peaches, sweet corn and more! Time to #followthetomato to our West Sacramento Mobile Farmers Market and pick up the freshest local produce. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday stops! Schedule: bit.ly/3DmCrdG

We're hiring an Outreach Coordinator to help us serve aspiring farmers, demonstrate climate beneficial practices, and improve food access. You'll recruit program participants, help with marketing, and handle program inquiries. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3XLM1QX

Our olive orchard is planted! With funding from the CDFA Healthy Soils Program, the 5-acre orchard has 16 research plots where we will assess the greenhouse gas impacts of using biochar as a soil amendment. How much carbon can a carbon sink sink? @cdfanews @CDFAClimateNews

Whew - it's been hot! Our dedicated farmers are out there tending, cultivating and harvesting food and flowers in all kinds of weather, even when it's over 100°. Their dedication is unmatched! #thankyoufarmers #summeronthefarm #littlegemfarm #thetraxxfarmstand

Thanks to #rivergardenfarms for welcoming our Apprenticeship Program last week! We learned about growing melons, rice, alfalfa, sunflowers, seed onions & more. We also saw the farm's sustainability initiatives in action, including a hedgerow planted by our SLEWS Program in 2021.

Your farming journey starts here! Join us for a FREE online info session to learn more about how the California Farm Academy can help you on the next step on your path. Register: bit.ly/43C7ptA. #wegrowfarmers

Summer is here and we are digging in to cultivate this year's Urban Ag Interns! Many thanks to the @RotarySouthSac for funding to purchase work gear, lunches and snacks that will ensure that our @BurbankUrbanGarden interns are safe, nourished and ready to work!

Happy #pollinatorweek! Here at The Maples Farm, we have planted 4,865 feet of hedgerows so far, including 33 species of native pollinator plants like this Narrow Leaf Milkweed. This is critical habitat for native pollinators and many other species of wildlife. #wegrowhabitat