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Live Auction Items – Carnegie Event 2016

Live Auction Items – Carnegie Event 2016

An Evening at the Carnegie  brought to you bypresents our first ever LIVE Auction! Below is a selection of the items that will be on the auction block during the exciting and fast-paced LIVE auction during our An Evening at the Carnegie event on Saturday, October 1,...

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Farm to Fork & Raley’s – Spotlight

Farm to Fork & Raley’s – Spotlight

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016: Sacramento’s FARM TO FORK FESTIVAL We are partnering with Raley’s Family of Fine Stores on an exciting new adventure to share with as many people as possible about where their food comes from! On Saturday,...

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Big Day of Giving

Big Day of Giving

YOU DID IT! Together, we raised over $25,000 in just over 24 hours. Thank you! Farmland Wins! Join us next year for the BIG Day of Giving in May 2017. “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill HUGE Thank you...

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Amazon Smiles

Amazon Smiles

Donate to Central Valley Farmland Trust every time you shop at Amazon Smiles! Its a win-win! For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization....

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Planned Giving

Planned Giving

Planned Giving
By Margaret Heiser Fulton, Certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

There are many ways in which you can make a gift to support the CVFT …

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20,000 Acres – Here we Come!

20,000 Acres – Here we Come!

20,000 Acres – Here we Come!
By John Herlihy, CVFT Board Member

I have been involved in agriculture since high school. I did not grow up on a farm, but since high school have been involved either from the animal side or crop side …

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Ag Conservation Easements

Ag Conservation Easements

Ag Conservation Easements – A Challenging Process, but There’s Hope!

By Bill Martin, Executive director, Central Valley Farmland Trust

The Central Valley Farmland Trust exists because of an overarching concern for the rapid depletion of prime irrigated farmland in the …

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Lemon Curd

Lemon Curd

Lemon Curd Ingredients (makes 2 cups) 3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup butter 2 teaspoons lemon zest   Directions 1. Whisk eggs, sugar, and lemon juice in a double boiler over simmering water until mixed well, then continue to stir until...

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Honey Glazed Balsamic Beets and Carrots

Honey Glazed Balsamic Beets and Carrots

Ingredients
3 large beets, tops trimmed
4 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
Olive or canola oil
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup

Directions
1. 
Wrap the beets in foil and roast them in the oven at…

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BioFarming: the Middle Ground

BioFarming: the Middle Ground

Editor’s note: This is the last article in a three-part series to appear in the Legacy on drought and other challenges farmers face that can be mitigated through a nutrition-based management approach. Our primary contributors …

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Brandstad Farms

Brandstad Farms

Preserving the Past, Stewarding the Future: The Brandstad Family has already conserved 175 acres of their family property and now the remaining 158 acres are in the final stages of completion – on its way to a forever-farm …

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