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After 27 years in western Marin County, Straus moves to cutting-edge creamery in Rohnert Park
The Press Democrat In his dungarees and rubber boots, Albert Straus looked every bit the dairy farmer that he is. On this particular morning, however, the 66-year-old founder and CEO...
Here’s where household water use is highest in California
San Francisco Chronicle In 2021, an increasing number of water providers across California will be forced to prepare for water shortages as the state’s drought intensifies. For some locales, this...
Seaweed Might Help Cows Go Green
Science Friday When it comes to the bodies of humans and animals, there are a few functions that we’re usually discouraged from talking about. Specifically, the ones that involve releasing...
Cows burp. Methane comes out. But feeding them seaweed drastically reduces the gas.
San Francisco Chronicle Beef and dairy production are considered important drivers of climate change, contributing roughly 5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, mostly in the form of methane released by...
Finding Gold in the Waste Bin
Edible Marin & Wine Country STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY RECEIVES ZERO-WASTE CERTIFICATION What does a small trash bin tucked in the corner of a Straus Family Creamery executive office have to...
How Bay Area farms could give Biden a blueprint for fighting climate change
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE In one of his first acts in office, President Biden said he wants farmers and ranchers to tell him how to fight climate change. If he wants...
Climate Leaders Make a To-Do List for the White House
Bloomberg Green President Joe Biden is aiming to green the country’s electrical grids by 2035 and everything else by 2050, ambitions requiring thousands of specific federal actions to set states, cities and the private...
Pilot Project: Tresch Family Farms
Zero Foodprint As part of the launch of our new Restore California program, we’re pleased to direct our first grant to help fund a new compost application project at Tresch...
Farming as the Climate Changes
Sustainable Food Trust The world is facing a climate crisis and the changes this brings are dramatically impacting farmers across the world. As temperatures rise and rainfall becomes increasingly unpredictable,...
