Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association, or ALBA is an organization that offers first hand educational opportunities for current or aspiring farmers. ALBAs mission is to "advance economic viability, social equity and ecological land management among limited-resource and aspiring farmers. We work to create opportunities for family farms while providing education and demonstration on conservation, habitat restoration, marketing and whole farm planning.[1]" By aiding small farms with limited resources, ALBA hope to increase economic opportunities for independent farms, and promote sustainable farming practices that increase biodiversity, and employ land management practices that mirror the local ecology.
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Properties
ALBA owns two properties in Monterey County for hands on training and research.
The Rural Development Center
The RDC is ALBAs headquarters, and is located on a 110-acre organic farm in the Salinas Valley. From the Salinas farm ALBA provides the Small Farm Education Program, a program that teaches beginning farmers about organic farming, and marketing.
The Farm Training and Research Center (Triple M Ranch)
References
- ↑ ALBA website: http://www.albafarmers.org/index.html
