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Skot Colacicco is an apprentice farm manager with an organic farming operation in the foothills above Sacramento, California. He is enrolled in the apprenticeship program through the Center for Land-Based Learning, which helps train aspiring farm managers. Todd Fitchette
A vision to inspire, educate, and cultivate future generations of farmers continues to be nurtured across California by a nonprofit seeking to connect people with opportunities in agriculture.
An idea sown more than 30 years ago by northern California farmer Craig McNamara blossomed into a host of programs.
“I think at the time he saw the disconnect between youth and agriculture,” said Sri Sethuratnam, California Farm Academy Director of McNamara’s idea. The farm academy is part of the Center for Land-Based Learning (CLBL), a non-profit organization based in Woodland, California.