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Carbon Farm Plan: Apple Bottom Farm

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This Project has an Update in progress.
Proposal
Planning/Design
Implementation
Post-Implementation
Completed

Contents

Project Overview

Basics

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Carbon Farm Planning & Implementation
Carbon Farm Plan: Apple Bottom Farm

Implementation
This is a carbon farm plan for a cider apple orchard located in Sebastopol, CA. Practices identified in this plan are modeled to sequester 10.8 metric tons (Mg CO2 equivalent/Year) and 432 metric tons over 40 years.

2018
2019
7/5/2022

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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  • Green Valley Creek (180101100901)

Organizations

Funders
  • Private party
  • U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
Lead Implementer
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Partners
  • LandSmart
  • Private party
  • U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
Primary RCD
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Stakeholder
  • Community Alliance with Family Farmers
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

Planning Document Plan Type: Carbon Farm Plan 1

Reported Performance Measures

Planning Document
Plan Type 2019 Units
Carbon Farm Plan 1 number
Total 1 number

Financials

Budget

$100,000.00
$37,000.00
$0.00
$63,000.00
Total
EQIP (NRCS) $25,000.00 $25,000.00
Landowner Cost Share (Private) $10,000.00 $10,000.00
RCPP (NRCS) $2,000.00 $2,000.00
Total $37,000.00 $0.00 $37,000.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total
RCPP (NRCS) $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,000.00
Grand Total $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,000.00

Note: None provided

Project Themes

Project Themes

This project sequesters carbon.
This project has hosted other farmers interested in Carbon Farm Planning.
Practices identified in this plan reduce erosion and improve water quality.
This project supports a local orchard.

Project Details

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External Links

  • Ethic Ciders website

Photos

Photos

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    Orchard tour.
(Timing: During) (~3,631 KB)
Credit: Gold Ridge RCD

    Orchard tour.
    (Timing: During) (~3,631 KB)

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