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Ethnobotany—The Intersection of Plants, People, and Culture: ‘Our Common Ground’ Conversation Recap

November 10, 2021

What can modern farmers, ranchers, and the rest of us learn from indigenous wisdom about plants? How can we access the diversity of knowledge about the plant world to broaden our view of land stewardship as we navigate toward a more just and sustainable world?

MALT Board Adds Two Members, Welcomes a New Chair

November 1, 2021

This month, MALT’s board of directors welcomes two new members, Caitlin Landesberg and Iris Shim; appoints Bob McGee to the role of board chair; and says good-bye and thank you to two members whose terms have ended, Neil Rudolph and Sam Dolcini. MALT is fortunate to have a board of directors strengthened by members with…

MALT Partners With AIM’s Rollin’ Root Mobile Market To Deliver Fresh Produce to Marin City Residents

October 14, 2021

Marin County is one of the richest in the nation, but unfortunately, not all the county’s residents have ready access to fresh, affordable, local food. For 38 years, the Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM) has helped address this issue by bringing together Marin farmers’ locally produced food and underserved people in the region through farmers’…

Carbon-Negative Dairying: MALT ‘Our Common Ground’ Conversation Recap

October 8, 2021

Is carbon-negative dairying possible? If so, what might it take to achieve it? And why should anyone who isn’t a dairy farmer care? These questions drove the topic of the first episode of MALT’s ‘Our Common Ground’ conversation series, held on September 29, 2021. MALT CEO Thane Kreiner, Ph.D., and five diverse, distinguished panelists explored…

Community Business Partner Spotlight: Daily Driver

October 1, 2021

MALT is proud to partner with Daily Driver, a local business that shares our common goal of protecting Marin’s agricultural community, local economy, access to healthy food and clean air and water.

Making a Real Difference in Water Resilience, Now

September 13, 2021

As ranchers and farmers work to build more resilient and sustainable water infrastructure, MALT’s drought initiative sets a longer-term path to the future as it delivers emergency relief. Learn about two crucial projects happening right now!

Cheesemaker Spotlight: Jenna Coughlin

September 7, 2021

Meet Jenna, Tomales Farmstead Creamery’s head cheesemaker, and learn about her circuitous journey to cheesemaking!

MALT Board Welcomes Two New Members!

September 1, 2021

Please join us in welcoming the two newest additions to the MALT board of directors— Vivien Straus and Molly Myerson!

MALT’s New Head of Science & Regenerative Agriculture is Ready to Hit the Ground Running

August 17, 2021

Join us in welcoming Ladi Asgill, MALT’s new director of science and regenerative agriculture. Ladi is an agronomist and environmental scientist as well as a lifelong farmer.

Profiles on Building Drought Resilience

August 13, 2021

As Marin farmers and ranchers implement a broad range of DRAWS projects to help build drought resilience, I want to share two projects that demonstrate how crucial this work is to our local community.