Farm and Climate Manager

position Overview
The Center for Land-Based Learning is seeking a full-time Farm & Climate Manager to lead the management of our approximately 30-acre farm at our headquarters (The Maples) in Woodland, CA as well as our rangeland property (Gray Pine Ridge) in Winters, CA. The Maples site supports CLBL’s beginning farmer and business incubator programs as well as a suite of demonstration projects that model carbon-beneficial practices. These projects include 8,183 feet of native hedgerows, a 5-acre olive orchard, 3-acre agave field, and a half-acre mobile farmers market plot. Gray Pine Ridge is an 17-acre CLBL rangeland property along the border of Yolo and Solano Counties where CLBL works with partners on a long-term wildfire resilience management plan by engaging in various sets of practices that encourages fuels reduction across the area while also protecting a space for wildlife and beneficial habitat.

About the Farm & Climate Program
The Farm & Climate Program (FCP) was created in May of 2020 when CLBL relocated to its current headquarters in Woodland, CA. FCP is based at the Maples Farm and advances climate-smart agriculture through research, demonstration, and education, with a focus on soil health, biodiversity, and sustainable farming practices. The Farm & Climate Program’s key components are a 30 acres property with diversified crops, on-farm research and demonstration plots, carbon farming model practices, education and outreach, market garden for mobile food truck distribution, and student and volunteer engagement. We are researching, developing and demonstrating practices that help farmers and the public take action to become more climate resilient and restore habitat for wildlife.

For more details about the role please check out the description on our website.