Waste Not, Want Not: Partnering with Dairies on Clean, Renewable Energy
When you think of cow waste, your immediate thoughts probably revolve less around an image and more around a smell. Turns out, cow waste can also power farms – and even homes.
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Helping California Breathe Easier
California’s Central Valley is the state’s hotbed for farming. From the milk we drink to the tomatoes we slice into our salads, this region is integral in providing California’s communities with the amazing produce and food we’re all so accustomed to.
Accelerating Restoration on Private Lands to Benefit Clean Water & Healthy Wildlife
California’s landowners can celebrate that environmental stewardship just got a little easier. Thanks to AB 2193, voluntary habitat restoration can now occur at an unprecedented pace.
Watch: Full Belly Farm Accepts the 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award
This past week marked the California Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th Annual Meeting, during which the 2014 California Leopold Conservation Award recipient, Full Belly Farm, was honored.
Join Sustainable Conservation this #GivingTuesday!
The holidays are upon us once more, and with Thanksgiving quickly approaching, so are Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Consider joining Sustainable Conservation as we take part in this year’s #GivingTuesday!
California’s Proposition 1 Passes: What’s Next?
On November 4, 2014, voters passed Proposition 1 – the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Act of 2014 – by a margin of 67%-33%. Proposition 1 provides $7.5 billion in new and redirected bond funds for a wide range of water related projects.
Sustainable Conservation Teams Up with Farmers & Engineers to Help Boost Water Quality Using Worms
Sustainable Conservation is partnering with a Chilean company, Biofiltro, to pilot an innovative worm bin biofilter.
Latest Survey Results Indicate Increase in Clean-Air Farming Practices
In 2004, only about 490 acres of summer silage corn in the San Joaquin Valley used strip-till. By 2012, the number of acres rose to over 181,000.
AB 2193 Signed into Law!
After a long journey through California’s Legislature, we’re excited to announce that Governor Jerry Brown has signed Sustainable Conservation-sponsored AB 2193 into law!
Turning Cow Waste into an Asset – A Work in Progress
Sustainable Conservation began looking at digesters 15 years ago as a way of addressing challenges surrounding climate change and air & water quality, while also generating revenue from waste.
Working Together to Restore Water in the Central Valley
Exciting news! Sustainable Conservation is partnering with the California Department of Water Resources, Laguna Irrigation District, Kings Basin Water Authority and Coca-Cola to launch a project aimed at recharging dwindling groundwater reserves using floodwater.
AB 2193 advances through State Senate and Assembly
More exciting news from the AB 2193 front! On Tuesday, the California Senate advanced the Sustainable Conservation-sponsored bill to the State Assembly, with a vote of 35-0. Yesterday, the Assembly took a final action on the bill, passing it with a vote of 78-0.