Farms and farmland face unprecedented challenges. Both Seal the Seasons and American Farmland Trust are working each day to help our farmers and farmland, after all: "No Farms, No Food."
Seal the Seasons believes that locally-grown products are better for our planet, our economy and our taste buds. Seal the Seasons is committed to using business as a force for good in the world. Its mission is to build local supply chains to change the food system. In addition to sourcing regionally-grown fruit from family farms, Seal the Seasons is launching a charitable partnership with American Farmland Trust - the only national conservation organization dedicated to protecting farmland, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and keeping farmers on the land.
We hope the stories of the stories of the challenges and solutions to farmers inspire you to join the "No Farms, No Food" movement. It takes all of us: consumers, businesses, and nonprofits to turn the tide and set a new course for agriculture across the country.
Seal the Seasons sources a variety of berries and peaches from California.
California is the nation's cornucopia -- producing most of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the United States. Increasing development pressures and the difficulties of farming have resulted in an average loss of nearly 50,000 acres of California farmland and ranchland each year. Protecting farmlands means that the state can continue to feed the world - and might hold the key to reversing the effects of climate change.
In California, American Farmland Trust is pioneering a program called Farmers Combat Climate Change.