Stanislaus Grown

09/02/2020

Join American Farmland Trust for an upcoming Women for the Land Virtual Learning Circle on Sept. 17 and Sept. 24!

The circle is open to anyone who identifies as a woman and plays a decision-making role on agricultural land, be that as a landowner or producer, in MERCED, MADERA, or STANISLAUS counties. Discussions will focus on agricultural resilience and take place over Zoom.

You’ll hear from agricultural resource providers and women farmers, including:

· Vicky Espinoza, UC Merced

· Jean Okuye, East Merced County RCD

· Laurel Angell, Madera Chowchilla RCD

· Priscilla Baker, NRCS - Madera County

· Diana Waller, NRCS - Stanislaus County

· Kara Heckert, AFT California Regional Director

We're thrilled this is coming to our county and hope you can join!

Jean Okuye, Central Valley California Almond grower, shares her thoughts on the potential for AFT’s Women for the Land Program to build women’s capacity as l...

07/10/2019

We still have room available for our Jr Chef at the Market cooking classes! Classes are FREE for Jr. High Students (students going into 6th, 7th or 8th grade) and we have two great options to sign up for. See the information below and email/call us today to get your application to sign up!

MCFM is proud to present the return of Jr. Chef at the Market program. This is a free program for Jr. High students to develop cooking skills using local, fresh products from the market!
For more information and sign-ups contact [email protected] or call (209) 287-3661.
This program is proudly brought to you by: Sutter Health Community Benefit Program, Stanislaus Grown, East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District, and Modesto Certified Farmers Market.

06/06/2019

We are at Modesto Certified Farmers Market today taking sign-ups for this summers Jr Chef at the Market! Classes are FREE thanks to a grant from Sutter Health. Space is limited so come see us!!!

05/23/2019

Local Grown - Local Author

“Almonds – Shake, Sweep & Eat” is the first book she’s ever written, and came thanks to Munoz’s participation in the 2019 Almond Leadership Program.

05/01/2019

03/26/2019

We were so happy to participate at this great event with our Jr. Chef Afterschool program! Since January, we have been teaching 6th graders to cook as part of a grant that we received through Kaiser Permanente! It has been an incredible experience and full of yummy food!

Tuolumne, Marshall, & Franklin 1st-3rd grade ASES students celebrated National Nutrition Month in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, Jr. Chef, Champions for Change, Stanislaus County Health Services Agency and TOPS Coalition.