We grow farmers and ag leaders. We feed our neighbors. We fight food insecurity.
This year, nearly 1 in 3 Yolo County residents will face food insecurity—the highest rate of food insecurity in all of California. But with your support, we're changing that story. At Center for Land-Based Learning, our Mobile Farmers Market trucks are driving change by delivering fresh, local, nutrient-dense produce to the West Sacramento, Woodland, Esparto and Knights Landing communities that need it most.
At Center for Land-Based Learning, we're the only organization in California with a full-circle approach to address food insecurity, train the next generation of farmers, and build a more just food system - one seed, one student, one program, and one community at a time.
Here's how:
We train beginning farmers and bring fresh food to those who need it most.
Our California Farms Academy trains aspiring farmers in sustainable growing practices, farm business development, and land stewardship. Many of these farmers go on to sell their produce on our Mobile farmers Market trucks, which deliver affordable, culturally relevant, fresh food to low-income neighborhoods, senior centers, and refugee communities in Woodland, West Sacramento, Esparto and Knights Landing.
Customers can use SNAP benefits and tell us which cros they want - and our farmers grow them. (Fun fact: our most popular crop? Tomatoes!) Many our our graduates launch their farm careers through our Farm Business Incubator, where they gain access to land, infrastructure, mentorship and markets - turning their training into thriving, small-scale farm businesses. Our alumni have gone on to start successful farms, teach others, volunteer at CLBL, and lead food justice work across California.
We empower young leaders in agriculture and the environment.
FARMS Leadership Program: Introduces high school students to careers in agriculture and environmental sciences.
SLEWS Program: Engages students in habitat restoration through hands-on fieldwork with scientists and landowners.
Caring for Our Watersheds: Inspires students to identify and solve local environmental problems.
Urban Ag Internships: Paid internships where high school students build garden beds, grow produce, and learn job readiness skills.
We demonstrate climate-smart, community-first agriculture
At our 30-acre headquarters in Woodland, our carbon Farm Plan Project tests climate-facing practices and trains farmers on climate-smart practices like composting, native habitat restoration, and carbon sequestration. We're creating a model that supports food security, biodiversity, and farm-based careers for the next generation. It’s a 25-year-minimum project to address the myriad issues facing tomorrow's farmers.
We advance farmworker leadership through our AgHiRE program
Our AgHiRE Program empowers Spanish-speaking farmworkers with the tools they need to grow into leadership roles. Through hands-on, in-person classes, participants build skills in communication, digital literacy, English, and agriculture regulations.
This program has been developed with input from employeers. AgHire is the first leadership training program of its kind in the region. Graduates will leave with the skills and condience to take on new responibilities and earn better wages - helping farms retain experienced workers and creating new opportunities for the people who feed our communities.
Donate today and plant the seeds for a more food-secure future. Your support helps us train new farmers, deliver fresh food to underserved neighborhoods, and empower young leaders to care for the land. Every gift — big or small — grows something powerful. Join us on this Big Day of Giving and be part of the harvest.
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