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Carbon Farm Plan: Three Springs Community Farm LandSmart® Ranch Plan

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Contents

Project Overview

Basics

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Carbon Farm Planning & Implementation
Carbon Farm Plan: Three Springs Community Farm LandSmart® Ranch Plan

Planning/Design
This land was purchased in 2016. Since then, the new owners have established milk and animal production. The owners want to create an educational farm that supports the community and restores the land. A LandSmart Range plan was created to help achieve these goals. Concerns include water scarcity and fire risk. Planned conservation activities include water budgeting; brush management for forage quality and fuels reduction; and prescribed grazing.

2021
2021
10/28/2021

Project Attributes

Census Tract Income
None
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
None
Free and Reduced Lunch
None
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None

Location

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This Project's Simple and Detailed location is considered private and is hidden from most users.
The property is located in a valley of the coastal hills just east of the town of Bodega, not far from the Sonoma Coast and the Pacific Ocean.

  • Salmon Creek (180101090201)

Organizations

Funders
  • U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Wildlife Conservation Board
Lead Implementer
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Partners
  • LandSmart
  • U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
Primary RCD
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Stakeholder
  • Private party
State Assembly Voting District
  • State Assembly District 02
State Senate Voting District
  • State Senate District 02

Contacts

William Hart - Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District (Gold Ridge RCD) (william@goldridgercd.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Operation Type: Diverse Ag Operation 1.6 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 528 - Prescribed Grazing Operation Type: Diverse Ag Operation 26.7 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 393 - Filter Strip Operation Type: Diverse Ag Operation 0.01 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 412 - Grassed Waterway Operation Type: Diverse Ag Operation 0.08 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Diverse Ag Operation 0.11 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) Conservation Practice: 430 - Irrigation Pipeline Operation Type: Diverse Ag Operation 2,171.4 lf
GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only None Not Provided
GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered 258 tons
Planning Document Plan Type: Conservation Plan 1

Reported Performance Measures

Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.

Financials

Budget

$110,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
$100,000.00
Total
Prop 1 (WCB) $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00
RCPP (NRCS) $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00
Total $10,000.00 $0.00 $10,000.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
Prop 1 (WCB) $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00
RCPP (NRCS) $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00
Grand Total $10,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $10,000.00

Note: None provided

Project Themes

Project Themes

This plan will implement a suite of carbon-beneficial practices that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and into the farm's soils and plant biomass.
This project will improve the quality of its watershed through conservation of water and better filtering of pollutants from the watershed.
Three Springs Farm aims to be a biodynamic, educational, cooperatively run farm that helps heal the relationship between earth, people and animals. This plan helps support their operations and sustainability.

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    A landscape shot of the farm. Crops rows are visible, framed by trees. 
(Timing: Before) (~620 KB)
Credit: Gold Ridge RCD

    A landscape shot of the farm. Crops rows are visible, framed by trees.
    (Timing: Before) (~620 KB)

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