Egg producers ring in on Prop 2, an animal welfare ballot initiative that which requires that chickens raised for eggs to be given enough space to "turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs," among other things.
I never intended to be a locavore. I took part in the Eat Local Challenge last year thinking my husband and I could survive off Massa Organics brown rice and local eggs and call it a success. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Growing organic rice is not easy, but for Greg Massa and Raquel Krach, however, the principles of land stewardship and sustainability are worth the sacrifice. At Green Gulch Farm, Manager Sarah Tashker explained the workings of the small non-profit farm.
While at Woodleaf, a group of curious urbanites wandered through Carl's orchards learning about everything from soil chemistry to the benefits of solar power and an on-farm bamboo patch.
You may have driven by Alemany Farm hundreds of times without seeing it. Tucked beneath the roar of Highway 280 along a hillside sloping up to Bernal Heights, this four-acre spot is San Francisco’s largest farm.
