Potatoes, much like onions and garlic, seem to be ever present in stores, farmers markets, and even in our CSA boxes. Their ubiquity masks that, like most crops, they have specific growing and harvest seasons.
We grow two potato crops. We plant our spring crop in mid-February and the fall crop in mid-August. The fall crop often is ready star [...]
News from the Farm | July 7, 2025
Potatoes, much like onions and garlic, seem to be ever present in stores, farmers markets, and even in our CSA boxes. Their ubiquity masks that, like most crops, they have specific growing and harvest seasons.
We grow two potato crops. We plant our spring crop in mid-February and the fall crop in mid-August. The fall crop often is ready star [...]
Functional Mushrooms Support Your Wel...
Functional mushrooms are natural compounds that work to help your body manage stressors and keep it balanced. Functional mushrooms fall into different categories, so it is important to choose the correct type for the benefit you are looking for. Lion’s mane, for example, acts as a nootropic, which can support brain function. While rei [...]
News from the Farm | June 30, 2025
We are a highly diversified farm, growing countless types of vegetables, fruits, and flowers and even within a single type of vegetable, often many varieties of each. We don’t just grow food for humans though; we’re also growing food for countless soil microorganisms and macroorganisms, including our sheep!
Our sheep graze on fields of [...]
News from the Farm | June 30, 2025
We are a highly diversified farm, growing countless types of vegetables, fruits, and flowers and even within a single type of vegetable, often many varieties of each. We don’t just grow food for humans though; we’re also growing food for countless soil microorganisms and macroorganisms, including our sheep!
Our sheep graze on fields of [...]
Skin Care in the Sunshine
Whether you’re planning a day at the beach, working in the garden, or simply enjoying a picnic in the park, protecting your skin from harmful UV rays becomes essential for our health and wellbeing. Sunscreen provides crucial protection against both UVA and UVB rays that can cause immediate skin damage like sunburn.
The key to ef [...]
News from the Farm | June 23, 2025
Any guesses what this is?
It’s safflower! This brilliantly-colored, spiky flower, is a heavy hitter crop at the farm, filling FOUR roles! It’s in bloom right now, making it a perfect time to highlight it.
Safflower is one of the oldest domesticated crops and has also been used as a medicine, dye, and in food and teas. Today, safflower is mos [...]
‘Don Santos’ leaves legacy of healthy...
‘Don Santos’ leaves legacy of healthy habits in Contra Costa County
pkanrice
June 23rd, 2025
Pamela S Kan-Rice
Santos Lopez connected some UC Master Gardener volunteers of Contra Costa County with First 5 in Concord. Together they created a community garden.
UC EFNEP educator Santos Lopez retires after 17 years of delivering bili [...]
‘Don Santos’ leaves legacy of healthy...
‘Don Santos’ leaves legacy of healthy habits in Contra Costa County
pkanrice
June 23rd, 2025
Pamela S Kan-Rice
Santos Lopez connected some UC Master Gardener volunteers of Contra Costa County with First 5 in Concord. Together they created a community garden.
UC EFNEP educator Santos Lopez retires after 17 years of delivering bili [...]
Fire Up Your Summer
Summer is here, and there’s nothing quite like the gentle hiss of meat hitting hot grill grates, and that first intoxicating whiff of smoke curling up into the warm evening air. Whether you are just getting started or a seasoned grill master, we have the grilling essentials you need from sustainably raised meats, expertly crafted spice [...]
Welcome to the Farm: UC ANR’s Role in...
Welcome to the Farm: UC ANR’s Role in California’s Agritourism Transformation
lmrawlei
June 17th, 2025
Ricardo A Vela
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In a state where agriculture is a $59 billion industry, a quiet revolution is changing how Californians experience farming—not just as consumers, but as guests, learners, and partners. Agritourism, once a niche [...]
Welcome to the Farm: UC ANR’s Role in...
Welcome to the Farm: UC ANR’s Role in California’s Agritourism Transformation
lmrawlei
June 17th, 2025
Ricardo A Vela
Image
In a state where agriculture is a $59 billion industry, a quiet revolution is changing how Californians experience farming—not just as consumers, but as guests, learners, and partners. Agritourism, once a niche [...]
News from the Farm | June 16, 2025
This Friday is the first day of summer and we’re (almost) ready. The gang’s all here (almost). Last week, right on cue, several of the summer classics were ready to start harvesting. Too many to document but it gives a glimpse of what you can find this week at one of our Farmers Markets and hopefully soon, we’ll have enough to [...]
Anthony Vineyards
In the 1920s, a young Italian immigrant named Anthony A. Bianco pushed a cart through New York City’s busy streets, selling produce. His entrepreneurial spirit quickly outgrew the pushcart, and his frequent trips to California to source grapes convinced him that the Golden State was where his family’s future lay. Shortly thereafter, Anthony [...]
Anthony Vineyards
In the 1920s, a young Italian immigrant named Anthony A. Bianco pushed a cart through New York City’s busy streets, selling grapes. His entrepreneurial spirit quickly outgrew the pushcart, and his frequent trips to California to source grapes convinced him that the Golden State was where his family’s future lay. Shortly thereafter, Anthony m [...]
News from the Farm | June 9, 2025
Today’s News from the Farm is an interview with Yukiya Ueda (who also goes by Kylo)! He is part of the 2024-2025 Japanese Agricultural Training Program cohort and one of our awesome interns! He came to Full Belly Farm last September and will be with us until the beginning of October when he’ll head to UC Davis for a few months of classes bef [...]
Summer Sippers to Beat the Heat
Nothing says summer like a cool, refreshing drink in hand. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue or simply want to treat yourself after a long day in the garden, these summer sippers celebrate the season’s best fruit.
Golden Hour Peach Iced Tea
This refreshing iced tea captures summer in a glass with homemade peach syrup [...]
Summer Sippers to Beat the Heat
Nothing says summer like a cool, refreshing drink in hand. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue or simply want to treat yourself after a long day in the garden, these summer sippers celebrate the season’s best fruit.
Golden Hour Peach Iced Tea
This refreshing iced tea captures summer in a glass with homemade peach syrup [...]
News from the Farm | June 2, 2025
Farmers love talking about the weather. With good reason – it impacts everything that happens here. In that vein: Friday and Saturday marked the first 100+ degree days, a milestone that often happens this time of year. According to the calendar, it’s still technically spring for a few more weeks and the forecast is showing cooler 90 de [...]
Stay Hydrated, Stay Healthy with Cure
We all know the mantra: drink more water! Science is increasingly showing us that water alone isn’t always enough to effectively replenish what our bodies lose throughout the day.
That’s where Cure Hydration comes in. Cure believes in simplifying your health journey, taking away the guesswork. No more wondering if something is [...]
Stay Hydrated, Stay Healthy with Cure
We all know the mantra: drink more water! Science is increasingly showing us that water alone isn’t always enough to effectively replenish what our bodies lose throughout the day.
That’s where Cure Hydration comes in. Cure believes in simplifying your health journey, taking away the guesswork. No more wondering if something is [...]
News from the Farm | May 26, 2025
Wow – the end of May already? This notoriously busy month has been quite the whirlwind of activity, and it marks one of our many seasonal shifts. It’s a month that includes plenty of elements of spring, but this is in combination with lots of time-sensitive preparation for summer. The temperatures have risen and the pace of our work has [...]
Startups to showcase irrigation, robo...
Startups to showcase irrigation, robotics, pest-detection tech June 26
pkanrice
May 19th, 2025
UC ANR Innovate
Hanif R Houston
Fresno
Ag tech to be demonstrated during VINE Connect Field Day in Fresno County
Six innovative ag tech startup companies have been selected to participate in VINE Connect, a program that vets and connect [...]
Startups to showcase irrigation, robo...
Startups to showcase irrigation, robotics, pest-detection tech June 26
pkanrice
May 19th, 2025
UC ANR Innovate
Hanif R Houston
Fresno
Ag tech to be demonstrated during VINE Connect Field Day in Fresno County
Six innovative ag tech startup companies have been selected to participate in VINE Connect, a program that vets and connect [...]
News from the Farm | May 19, 2025
The Farm is a really beautiful place. That’s not an accident; it reflects years of intentional planning and hard work to create a space that’s good for plants, people, animals, and microscopic organisms. All of the Capay Valley is really beautiful, and we’re fortunate to be located here. We’re also fortunate to have several artists in our com [...]
The Story of Alexandre Family Farm
In the picturesque landscape where California’s majestic redwoods meet the Pacific Ocean, sits Alexandre Family Farm. For over thirty years, Blake and Stephanie Alexandre have been tending to their land the old-fashioned way, with care and respect for nature. Back in 1992, they settled on a beautiful piece of farmland in Del Norte Cou [...]
