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The Agriculture and Land-Based Training
Association (ALBA) provides educational and business
opportunities for farm workers and aspiring farmers to grow
and sell crops grown on two organic farms in Monterey
County, California.
Our mission is to advance economic
viability, social equity and ecological land management
among limited-resource and aspiring farmers. We work to
create opportunities for family farms while providing
education and demonstration on conservation, habitat
restoration, marketing and whole farm planning.
April 6, 2012
ALBA gains valuable insight from
“Talking with Graduates” report
ALBA has released the executive summary of
a vital study on program impacts for participants in its Farmer
Education Program and Farm Business Incubator. Entitled
Talking with Graduates, it was conducted by the California
Institute for Rural Studies, which conducted face-to-face
interviews with 60 graduates. Lessons learned from the study are
applied in creating new program models and evaluation methods.
The work was made possible with support from the USDA Beginning
Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Both English and Spanish
versions are linked under “What’s New” at left.
March 5, 2012
ALBA Organics is expanding!
Note the new location and contact information…
ALBA Organics has outgrown its on-farm cooler, warehouse, and
delivery infrastructure at the ALBA Rural Development Center,
near Salinas. The main office has moved to a warehouse and
cooler in Watsonville. The new location is 35 minutes north to
the Rural Development Center and will benefit farmers that have
land north of Salinas or Prunedale or northeast of Watsonville.
ALBA Organics will receive organic produce in both locations,
but shipping for customers is only from the Watsonville
facility.
Offices hours are Monday thru Friday from 8am to 5 pm
and Saturday from 8am to 4pm.
Here is the new contact information:
412 Riverside Drive
Watsonville, CA 95076
831.761.2033 Sales
831.761.1704 Accounting
831.761.2230 Fax
The Good Earth
Posted on
December 28, 2011
The
Good Earth, 40” x 28” oil on canvas, inspired by the Bucio
family at ALBA. See more at
www.warrenchang.com
Maria Elena Padilla becomes a teacher
Posted on November 2011
Beginning farmer Maria Elena Padilla became a teacher for 263 4th grade students from Alisal Union School District in Salinas during October 2011. The children, from Bardin and Virgina Rocca Barton elementary schools, received lessons in reading, science and math while exploring an organic farm. They also learned about many culinary herbs, including tasting, describing and writing about new flavors, such as thyme.
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