Addressing Community Needs through environmental stewardship

By Marielle Fehrenbacher When I began my service year in September, I had five summers of experience working in regenerative agriculture and was intimately familiar with small scale agricultural settings. However, my experience was limited to Oregon’s Willamette Valley, always focused on harvesting and processing the summer bounty. I was familiar with tomatoes in the summertime, how to prune and trellis and harvest at perfect ripeness. My memories of farming were of abundance

California’s Central Coast isn’t just golden sunsets and perfect surf. Beneath the rolling hills and coastal fog lies a hardworking...

by Brianna Brockman Wildfires in California have been a hot topic for many years across the country, but perhaps never as much so as they...

by Sarah LaFazia As I enter the 11th and final month of my service year, I look back on all the different projects, trainings, and events...

by maddy johnson Sometimes I forget to trust in the ebb and flow of things–the natural cycles and rhymes that govern the universe and our...

by kirthana pisipati One of my favorite projects of my fellowship so far has been compiling a list of native pollinator gardens in San...

by Shamik Chandrachood My most distinct memory of nature around my childhood home in Kentucky is a small preserve that was outlined by a...

by Lauren Pong Last week, I answered an unexpected call from a farmer.  “ Xiaowen* ,” Kathy began, “ when are you going to come visit my...

BY Christian Noriega Welcome to my blog post! After spending almost a year at Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, I’ve seen spectacular flora and...

BY Clay Groetsch Before my GrizzlyCorps term, I spent half a year hiking the Appalachian Trail, a place where community was a given as...