IN THE NEWS
FWG NEWSLETTERS
2022 Balancing Housing needs with the Protection of Farmland - Fall 2022
2022 Denny Jackman Scholarship recipient - Morgan Oliveira - Spring/Summer 2022
Riverbank needs to rethink gigantic River Walk growth proposal - Winter 2021
Riverbank would grow to McHenry under plan for 2,400 homes. Not so fast, critics say - Fall 2021
Turlock: Concerns Grow - Spring/Summer 2021
How to boost Stanislaus County housing and protect farms at the same time - Winter 2020
Modesto - It's Time for Urban Limit Lines: Fall 2020
No Farmland, No Food: Spring 2020
Urban Limit Lines: Protecting Farmland, Growing Cities: Winter 2019
The Importance of Soil & Celebrating 20 Years!: Fall 2019
Saving Farmland, Growing Cities: Spring 2019
American Farmland Trust: Winter 2018
Fighting the Water Grab: Fall 2018
State of the Art on Agricultural Preservation: Summer 2018
"We Must Work to Save our Best Farmland" Terry Withrow: Summer/Fall 2017
Stanislaus County leaders give approval for Wood Colony MAC: Spring/Summer 2017
Economics of State's Water Grab Don't Add Up: Winter 2016
Connecting LAFCO to Local Elections: Summer 2016
Farmers Markets in California: Spring 2016
A Time to Reflect on Farmland Conservation Efforts Throughout the San Joaquin Valley: Winter 2015
Limits to Modesto's Sprawl Coming to Ballot: Fall 2015
Trying to Overturn LAFCO Vote is Wrong: Spring/Summer 2015
Time to Put a Hold on New Ag Wells in Foothills: Summer 2014
No Annexation of Wood Colony: Spring 2014
Protecting Our Ag Economy and Farmland and Focusing on Economic Development: Winter 2013
Modesto's Denny Jackman Keeps Plugging Away for Farms: Summer/Fall 2013
Finite Resources: Water & Productive Farmland: Spring 2013
2012: A Very good year for smart growth: Winter 2012
Why is it Important to Mitigate & Conserve Farmland in California's Central Valley? Fall 2012
The Great Divide over Farmland Protection: Winter 2011
New Leadership, Same Vision: Summer/Fall 2011
Voters...Elected Leaders: Spring 2011
From Court Decisions to the Ballot Box 2010 was a Good Year for Smart Growth: Winter 2010
Support Turlock's Smart Growth Tradition in General Plan Update: Fall 2010
Rethinking the North County Corridor: Winter 2009
Two Stories of Farmland Protection in Stanislaus County: Fall 2009
Striving to protect food, families and farmland 10 years!: Spring 2009
Growing Smart: Summer 2008
E Changes Everything!: Spring 2008
Protecting Farmland and Growing Efficient Cities: Winter 2007
Salida How? County Taxpayers, Who's to Pay on Going Costs of Salida Now: Summer 2007
Blueprint for our Future! Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley: Winter 2006
USEFUL LINKS
American Farmland Trust (AFT)
Central Valley Farmland Trust (CVFT)
Great Valley Center, Modesto, CA
California Women for Agriculuture (CWA)
Valley Land Alliance, Merced, CA
California High-Speed Rail Authorit
OUTSIDE NEWS ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
If you beat the Bay Area, Join it
Having a high enough in-lieu fee protects precious farmland
Five Myths about California's Drought
Rural Spot Settled by Religious Group in California Fears a City's Encroachment
Battle of Wood Colony could get louder
City tackles farmland versus development
Best Way to Save Wood Colony? Urban Limits
Modesto Takes Up Urban Building
Residential Urban Farming Limit Protection Policies
Patterson drops growth request
The biggest question to ask ourselves after vote is "Salida How?"
Modesto Bee editorial on Hughson policy
http://www.turlockjournal.com/section/14/article/16719/
http://www.modbee.com/2012/09/11/2369025/farmland-mitigation-benefits-multiply.html
http://www.modbee.com/2012/09/09/2366142/patterson-annexation-plan-omits.html
http://www.modbee.com/2012/08/31/2353515/3-billion-and-growingcrop-report.html
http://www.modbee.com/2012/08/05/2315491/city-county-mull-salida-annex.html
http://www.modbee.com/2012/02/11/2065840/growth-initiative-is-lauded.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_21028179/occupy-farm-activists-re-occupy-uc-berkeley-farm