Welcome to the Community Alliance with Family Farmers!


The Community Alliance with Family Farmers advocates for California family farmers and sustainable agriculture.

Growing Food, Growing Farms, Growing Communities


Featured Projects
2006 Local Food Guide!

Online Local Food Guide

Hungry for local food? Find farm-fresh lettuce, juicy oranges or locally made bread in your area by searching our online local food guide - brought to you by the Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign.

Family Farm Food Safety Campaign

Policy

  • Watch a video about dry farming in Sonoma County
  • Read Dave Runsten's (CAFF's Policy Director) testimony concerning the National Leafy Green Marketing Agreements
  • Watch Dale Coke's testimony about the impacts of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements

 


Flowering native shrubs form a hedgerow next to a perennial grass buffer

Biological Agriculture

  • Visit the Sustainable Cotton website
  • Watch the Sustainable Cotton video
  • Download the "Hedgerows for CA Agriculture" guide
  • Download a guide for planting orchard cover crops

 

farm to school

Farm to School

  • Watch a video about CAFF's Farm to School Program (Brian & Martin's story)
  • Read the "Year at a Glance" for 2009
  • Read about what the Farm to School Movement needs in order to be successful

 


News & Updates

New Items
CA Ag Water Stewardship Resource Center CAFF is a sponsor of the California Ag Water Stewardship Resource Center. Visit the new online resource center for more information.
      • Join CAFF for a fundraising dinner at Camino
      • Support CAFF by eating at Chipotle (Bay Area) September 4-8!
      • Download CAFF's 2009 Annual Report
      • Watch a video about CAFF's involvement in the Capay Valley.
      • Read CAFF's new organizational fact sheet.
      • Watch a short video about CAFF's Farm to School Program in Humboldt, CA.

Affiliates
National Farmers Union site

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition