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1. Kyle (He/Him)
2. BS in Animal Science with an Emphasis in Dairy Production Management (Dairy Science).
3. I hope to expand my knowledge regarding regenerative agriculture and soil sciences as well as work to better myself, my farm, and my community.
4. I was at one time against the idea of organic livestock production and later embraced and adopted organic practices. I was once skeptical of regenerative agriculture and 3 years ago adopted regenerative practices. I believe agriculture is always a work in progress and so am I.

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1. Walter (he/him/his)
2. B.S. Natural Resources Management
3. I am retired Environment, Health and Safety professional and life-long organic vegetable gardener. I am a life-long learner and would like to learn how to take the next step from organic to regenerative.
4. Fun Fact: Being an Italian-American, I love Opera with all of its problematic passion.

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1. Greg (he/him)
2. BS. in Economics and Environmental Studies; MSc. in Soil Science and Agroecology
3. I'm excited to hear about others' strategies and experiences applying regenerative agriculture in different places and cropping systems.
4. I selectively forage food and medicinal plants on the ranch where I live and work.

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1. Elisa (she/her)
2. BS in Ag & the Environment, MS in Ag Policy/Ag Education
I like working to find the common ground between ag production and conservation of natural resources, at the policy and field level.  After working at CA Farm Bureau and then Placer Resource Conservation District, I now have my own business as of 2019.  I also run a small pasture-based sheep farm, selling lamb and wool products at the local farmers' market.  I also use the farm for student educational/public outreach opportunities.
3. I'm excited to learn the most current info on regenerative ag in a course format.  And its also great to learn from the other course participants.
4. I love playing soccer, but it has cost me three ACL surgeries.

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1. Matt (he/him/his)
2. B.S. Biology, minor in botany
3. I hope to learn the best ways to sequester carbon and enhance ecosystem services through cattle management and crop cultivation.
4. I can clap with my feet.

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From a visit to Finca Luna Nueva in Costa Rica

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1. Marty (he/him)
2. I've worked for a water district in Southern California as an environmental planner for 30 years, focusing on endangered species conservation, and most recently a pilot project to use regenerative ag practices to sequester carbon and reverse land subsidence in the Sacramento River Delta.
3. Hoping to learn more about production ag systems and how to successfully transition them to regen ag.
4. I don't know if it's a fun fact, but I used to build houses.

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1. Aubrie (she/her)
2. BA in Integrative Health. Certificate in Community Herbalism. Co-owner of a collective land project called Green Valley Farm + Mill, and owner/operator of Bramble Tail Homestead, which primarily runs a raw milk herdshare and stewards the grasslands of Green Valley.
3. Looking forward to digging deeper into the academic side of regen ag, and understand more of the nuance in the bigger picture questions, both to aid my personal land tending and animal husbandry practices, and also to help others in the future.
4. Fun fact: My photo is the other half of Temra's photo :)

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1. Christa (she/her or they/them)
2. Currently pursuing B.S. in Eco-psychology. I'm interested in Regenerative Agriculture because I believe it's a powerful way to connect people back to the land in a way that is healing for both the individual/community and Nature itself. I hope to learn about designing/implementing carbon farming plans.
3. I am in love with fiber and textile arts. I work with local materials that I forage/grow myself or source from local farmers. I like to sew/stitch, spin, weave, and knit.
4. My intention is to someday own land that I manage regeneratively, that would also serve as a community space and educational hub for learning land-based practices.

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1. Jennifer (she/her)
2. NRCS Soil Scientist for 22 years in production of maps for publication on Web Soil Survey. Currently self-employed as a professional soil scientist and getting certified to be a Technical Service Provider with NRCS to create Soil Health Management plans for producers.
3. This course will give me a deeper understanding of the formal RA knowledge base and help to form connections in the network doing this work.
4. I always have a huge jar of homemade spicy sauerkraut on hand to enjoy and share with friends. My life goal is to have a piece of property with a beaver pond and where I can practices all kinds of soil spongifying practices.

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1. Sacha (He/Him) 2. MS in Natural Resources and Ecological Design  

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I work with farmers in the Pajaro Valley (RCD Santa Cruz) helping to advance environmental stewardship in ag lands. I'm interested in identifying and removing barriers to scale up adoption of regenerative agriculture. Fun fact: I live in a geodesic dome.

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1. Temra (she/her)
2. B.S. International Agriculture and Natural Resources, Minor Women's Studies
3. I want to gain a deeper understanding of the science behind regenerative agriculture practices, support funding the work on the ground, and become a technical assistance provider.
4. Fun fact: I'm a co-founder of a land-based project called Green Valley Farm + Mill. The land has numerous ecosystem types, multiple households, three farming operations, and other food and non-food businesses onsite.

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1. Adria Arko (she/her)
2.  BA in environmental studies and studio art, and MPP.
3. I work at a Resource Conservation District offering TA to producers. I have learned on the job, but am looking forward to more formal instruction in RA so i can better serve the ag community.
4. I am learning to forage mushrooms

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1. Constantin (he/him)
2. B.S. Botany, M.S. Biology
3. I hope to gain a greater understanding of regenerative ag and learn how to develop and write carbon farm plans.
4. I make my own sourdough bread and I like to sew and knit

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1. Brook (he/him)
2.  BS in Business/Accounting, MBA International Business and AS in Viticulture.
3.  I hope to continue to learn how to integrate regenerative technique into perennial crop situations.
4. 3rd generation born in San Diego.

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1) Gabe (he/him)
2) B.A. Justice Studies, Permaculture Design Certificate
3) I am excited to learn more about RA in the hopes of sharing the knowledge with the people that I work with.
4) I was born and raised in Chicago, IL.
5) I am a farmscaper in Santa Cruz County.

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1. Andy (he/him)
2. B.A. Cultural Anthropology. Former Certified Organic Goat Dairy Cheesemaker, Elk Creamery. Started Diaspora Seeds, a Mendocino county based heirloom seed business. Currently work as logistics manager at Sonoma State University's Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, Yorkville,CA.
3. As a lifelong learner in how we grow food and soil I look forward to exploring new science based RA methodologies that can be applied toward a resilient and abundant food systems here in mendocino county and N.CA.
4. I love the process of finding nearly forgotten seeds and fruit and giving them a new chance and caretakers.

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1. Katie (she/her)
2. B.S. Environmental Science and Management with an emphasis in Ecology & Conservation
3. I'm looking forward to diving into the literature and getting a deeper understanding  of RA practices and the financial implications for producers. Excited about the opportunity to apply this course when writing carbon farm plans.
4.  I'm a big salamander fan and love rainy hikes and salamander scavenger hunts
5. I am currently working with the Mendocino Co. RCD and will be helping provide technical assistance

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1.Bruce
2.I manage a large property in northern Ca., we are focused on RA and carbon capture with diversity in agricultural elements. I grew up in agriculture on a large dairy here in Sonoma county. The last 3 years have been a learning process in RA and we have  applied some of those technics to the land with marginal success. We are currently doing rotational pasturing, cover cropping, an annual vegetable market garden, starting perennial crops and water retention.
3. I hope to build on the skills that I have been working on, to further understand the best path forward and be able to share this knowledge with others.

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1.) Devin (He/Him)
2.) B.S. Agricultural Science: Crops and Horticulture with a minor in Food Studies
3.) I want to gain a deeper understanding of regenerative agriculture specifically in respect to carbon farm planning.
4.) I play the concertina.
5.) I work as a staff researcher for CRARS at CSU Chico.

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1. Jake (he/his)
2. B.S. in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Ecological Restoration.
3. I am hoping to get a better understanding of the systems that take place on a micro and macro level on our working landscapes. I will apply this knowledge to Carbon Farm Plans and future implementation in hopes of creating a prosperous and resilient agricultural community in Humboldt County.
4. I have lived throughout the state of California. Raised in Southern CA, University in Northern CA, started my career in central CA near Sacramento. The diverse ecosystems I have lived and worked in has given me great opportunities learn about different operations and systems.

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1. Galli/she
2. I work for a local open space district as the Resource Management Manager. We work with a lot of grazing tenants and recently picked up a lot of new ag leases. Learning more about RA has been on my to-do list for a while! I hope to learn about the science and the application.
3. The hedgerow (in the photo) was my happy place during COVID. It was planted by 80 3rd graders in the winter of 2020 a few months before everything shut down. I'd go out and weed/irrigate when I needed to de-stress.

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1. Andrew
2. Majored in Accounting, Minored in Environmental Studies.
3. I'm excited to re-engage with formal academics and learn more about how CA/farmers are adopting regenerative practices.
4. I milk cows on an organic dairy farm most mornings.

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1) Kris (he/him)

2) B.S. in Computer Science with a specialization in software and a minor in German Language & Linguistics from the University of Washington

3) I worked as a software engineer in Seattle for ten years but recently have been dabbling in entrepreneurship within the hemp industry, including farming hemp in Oregon for CBD and also running a small retail business, Cascadia Hemp Co. Hemp has many benefits for the soil and other crops, so I'm curious how this plant can play a role in diversified regenerative farming. I also recently joined an agri-village project called Rooted Northwest that combines intentional community and co-housing with farming on a 240 acre property about an hour north of Seattle. I hope to share what I learn about RA with my community and help apply regenerative principles to our new farm.

4) Fun fact: I was born in Germany and am a dual citizen. Guten Tag!

Yes those are hemp plants in the photo, and yes I'm wearing a hemp hat. 😄

For those who don't know, hemp refers to low-THC (non-intoxicating) varieties of Cannabis sativa. High-THC (intoxicating) varieties are called marijuana. "Industrial hemp" means hemp grown for fiber or seed. Most hemp in the U.S. is grown for CBD, which is a cannabinoid molecule like THC that doesn't get you high but has many potential medical benefits.

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1. Rikin (he/his)
2. M.S. Aerospace Engineering, B.S. Computer Science
3. I'm keen to learn how to support small-scale, regenerative ag in the US and globally to understand what/if role digital/data can play.
4. I've been working on sustainable agriculture with small-scale farmers across Africa and Asia through an agri-tech non-profit, Digital Green, that I helped co-found 15 years ago.
5. This is a photo of me (far right) on a  farm in India.  I moved to Davis a couple months ago, and am looking forward to making new connections through this course too.

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1. Lacey (she/her)
2. I have a B.S. in Environmental Science - Applied Ecology and an A.S. in Chemistry.
3. I hope to apply what I learn in this course to my career and use it to develop our Carbon Farm Plan. I'm a part of many organizations through my workplace and collaborate with companies around the world on how to advance climate-smart agriculture and make the knowledge more accessible to all.
4. My partner and I love to tie dye and make jewelry and have had the pleasure of vending at events with our friends!
5. I am the Sustainability Specialist for Lundberg Family Farms, and I am helping to develop our climate based initiatives for farming and operations and building our Carbon Farm Plan.

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1. Pamela (she/her)
2. BA Psychology, MBA Entrepreneurship, abd MFA Film & TV Production - became a landscape designer and educator in 1997 and never looked back
3. I've been teaching about regenerative land management practices in urban environments (specifically for water use efficiency and conservation) for 16 years and am now interested in transitioning to RA, especially as it intersects with the growth of our electrical grid (let's avoid monocultures of solar panels)
4. My fun fact is that I love to chase storms/tornadoes across the Great Plains each spring.
5. That's a picture of me at Gabilan Ranch in San Juan Bautista, CA holding a cow pie. What you see here is pure joy.

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1. Amy/she
2. I majored in government (B.A.).
3. I seek help writing a carbon farm plan for our ranch. I want a respectable academic credential. I look forward to being in this community. I want to support social and cultural paradigm transformation in our society's relationship with land.
4. Fun fact: I train our animals using operant conditioning (dogs, sheep, goats, chickens) and it's a whole lot of fun as well as being very practical.
5. I raise small, primitive breed sheep for wool, company, and land rehabilitation. Caring for the flock and their guardian dogs and our silvopasture plantings is how I spend most of my time these days.

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1. Casey Moninghoff (he/him)
2. B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Clemson University); currently an aerospace engineer with more interest in agriculture than satellites
3. I've been volunteering/working at farms/ranches/gardens for several years and I'm looking to apply my engineering mind to an academic setting in RA and connect with others who share this interest!
4. I regularly make fermented foods (sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, kefir, beer, mead) and give talks/demonstrations about how to do it
5. Not production agriculture, but this is my brother and I finding wild blueberries along the Appalachian Trail!

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1. Amy (she/her)
2. Majored in sociology and organization communications and continuing education with a variety of programs as a working adult including soil health, permaculture, seed saving, intersection of public health & food production
3. I hope to gain a better understanding of applying systems thinking to agricultural production models. Simultaneously, I would like to better determine the direction to take with my career in food and farming.
4. I lived on a communal farm in SW Michigan in my early teen years.

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One of the good things that happened in 2020, the birth of my granddaughter Juniper Elaine. She's a handful. 

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1. Cindy Daley, Co-Instructor for this Professional Course Series.
2. Born & bred production agriculture and this  continues to be my "major" throughout a life of learning.
3. I hope to learn as much from all of you, as we exchange ideas.  That's what "collaborative learning" is all about, i.e., sharing knowledge, building community, while we improve our practice.
4. My fun fact is that we created the very 1st Center for Regenerative Agriculture on a University Campus in 2019, 13 years after we created the first University-based Organic Dairy in the Western U.S. I do some of my best work outside the box.

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Our rescue cow, Bailey, and myself. We have a diversified heritage livestock farm just north of Chico.

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1. Priya (she/her)
2. My B.S.is in Animal Science, Livestock and Dairy Management, with a minor in Ruminant Nutrition from UC Davis, and I did my M.Agr at Colorado State in Integrated Resource Management (Sustainable Rangeland/Grazing Management)
3. I'm looking forward to hearing feedback on how this course series is set up to help make it a valuable asset to our industry!
4. A fun fact about me is I raise performance dairy goats and help to conserve rare and endangered breeds of livestock!