{"id":1290,"date":"2012-02-23T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2020-02-24T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T22:33:09","slug":"for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/","title":{"rendered":"For those thinking about farming &#8211; a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.start2farm.gov\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1294 size-medium\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" title=\"Start2Farm Website\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"University Ag Extension Office web site\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I first began farming, the best advice I received came from my neighbors and the local University Ag Extension Office.\u00a0 The time honored tradition of trial and error was really my business partner in the field.\u00a0 I learned that networking, mentorship and agricultural education were key resources within agricultural community.<\/p>\n<p>As the largest farm state, California has a variety of programs and resources available to assist the next generation of farmers and ranchers. From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albafarmers.org\/\">Agriculture and Land Based Training Association (ALBA)<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiafarmlink.org\/joomla\/index.php\">California FarmLink <\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmvetco.org\/\">Farmer-Veteran Coalition<\/a>\u00a0to my own <a href=\"http:\/\/landbasedlearning.org\/farm-academy.php\">Farm Academy <\/a>\u00a0&#8211; California has a strong network to help assist those individuals interested in farming.<\/p>\n<p>On the national level, the USDA is helping as well. A new website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.start2farm.gov\/\">www.Start2Farm.gov<\/a> is a partnership between the USDA&#8217;s National Agricultural Library and the American Farm Bureau Federation to connect beginning farmers and ranchers with available resources and programs. This website is a valuable tool to assist with the great interest in farming we are seeing across the state and nation.<\/p>\n<p>USDA Secretary Vilsack has indicated that we need 100,000 new farmers to meet growing demand domestically and abroad. The more we can encourage and support those individuals interested in providing food for our tables the closer we can get to this national goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first began farming, the best advice I received came from my neighbors and the local University Ag Extension Office.\u00a0 The time honored tradition of trial and error was really my business partner in the field.\u00a0 I learned that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[27,17,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agricultural-education","category-state-board-of-food-and-agriculture","category-succession-planning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>For those thinking about farming - a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov) - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"For those thinking about farming - a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov) - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When I first began farming, the best advice I received came from my neighbors and the local University Ag Extension Office.\u00a0 The time honored tradition of trial and error was really my business partner in the field.\u00a0 I learned that &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-02-23T17:30:53+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-24T22:33:09+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1332\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"601\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/94a737b956a3ff860797540945fdf92b\"},\"headline\":\"For those thinking about farming &#8211; a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov)\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-23T17:30:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-24T22:33:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\"},\"wordCount\":235,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-300x135.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Agricultural Education\",\"State Board of Food and Agriculture\",\"Succession Planning\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\",\"name\":\"For those thinking about farming - a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov) - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-300x135.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-02-23T17:30:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-24T22:33:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg\",\"width\":\"1332\",\"height\":\"601\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"For those thinking about farming &#8211; a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\",\"description\":\"Making California a better place to live because of what we grow and how we grow it.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":585,\"caption\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/94a737b956a3ff860797540945fdf92b\",\"name\":\"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/cmcnamara\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"For those thinking about farming - a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov) - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"For those thinking about farming - a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov) - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","og_description":"When I first began farming, the best advice I received came from my neighbors and the local University Ag Extension Office.\u00a0 The time honored tradition of trial and error was really my business partner in the field.\u00a0 I learned that &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/","og_site_name":"CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","article_published_time":"2012-02-23T17:30:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-02-24T22:33:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1332,"height":601,"url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/"},"author":{"name":"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/94a737b956a3ff860797540945fdf92b"},"headline":"For those thinking about farming &#8211; a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov)","datePublished":"2012-02-23T17:30:53+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-24T22:33:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/"},"wordCount":235,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-300x135.jpg","articleSection":["Agricultural Education","State Board of Food and Agriculture","Succession Planning"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/","name":"For those thinking about farming - a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov) - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1-300x135.jpg","datePublished":"2012-02-23T17:30:53+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-24T22:33:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/S2F-Home-screen-shot1.jpg","width":"1332","height":"601"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/for-those-thinking-about-farming-a-new-website-helps-the-dream-become-a-reality-start2farm-gov\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"For those thinking about farming &#8211; a new website helps the dream become a reality (start2farm.gov)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/","name":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog","description":"Making California a better place to live because of what we grow and how we grow it.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization","name":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":585,"caption":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/94a737b956a3ff860797540945fdf92b","name":"State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/cmcnamara\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2eYDv-kO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1290"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20336,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1290\/revisions\/20336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}