Agriculture And Land Based Training Association

Programs: Rural development center (rdc) - the rdc is a 110 acre farm that offers farm workers and low income individuals access to land, equipment, and water to learn and practice farming and stewardship of the land.

training program for established farmers, including educational and training programs in production, land management, and business planning and marketing. Farmer training and research center (ftrc) - the ftrc serves as a demonstration and research site for university and community watershed groups.

alba organics - alba has a warehouse building and leases a warehouse that offers a cleaning area, packing shed, sales office and cooling and storage facility. Distribution through alba organics is to contribute to training and economic strength of farmers.

food systems-alba has generated a long-term vision for a just and sustainable food system in local farm worker communities. We are working to: 1)overcome the food system paradox whereby many farm workers are food insecure, with little community access to fresh, locally grown produce, and test the assumption that organic produce is unattainable for this population, 2)coordinate production and develop marketing skills among alba farmers in order to fulfill community needs, build and sustain local business opportunities, and increase the overall sales volume to build stronger earned income for alba, and, 3)promote local foods and engage people with ideas and options to foster greater social and economic justice in the local food system through alliances with public health agencies and community health advocates.