Marin County farmer an organic pioneer

February 7, 2015

Organic grower Peter Martinelli admits it took him about 10 years to discover his love of the land was a career.

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MALT Awards $400,000 in the Fifth Round of Its Small Grants Program

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Marin agriculture is in transition. The pressures are real and immediate: rising costs, limited land access, housing for workers, a next generation trying to find its footing — all against the backdrop of a changing climate that is reshaping what it means to farm and ranch here. MALT’s small grants program is one part of…

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View of Tunnel Hill Ranch in Tomales.

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