Maintain farmland, increase agricultural opportunities, and enhance farm viability

Increase access to land and technical assistance for food production

3.1: Address the needs of new entry and socially disadvantaged farmers for access to land and technical assistance (prioritize conservation funding)
3.2: Make suitable public land available for farming (land inventory and process for access); and support access on state lands for livestock grazing

Support farm viability and climate-smart stewardship practices

3.3: Support farm businesses in the permitting process, in regulatory compliance, and accessing other small business resources (Agricultural liaison position)
3.4: Support networks to connect Santa Clara County-based farmers, ranchers, and food businesses/restaurants to each other and institutional and individual customers
3.5: Maintain agriculture water rates and water access for farms and ranches
3.6: Make permanent the County’s Agricultural Resilience Incentive (ARI) grant pilot program for farmers and ranchers to adopt climate-smart practices

County-Self Reported Progress Tracker