1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogrgraham33https://www.happycow.net/blog/author/rgraham33/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fnDAIqInhJ"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/ojai-center-for-regenerative-agriculture/">Ojai Center for Regenerative Agriculture</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/ojai-center-for-regenerative-agriculture/embed/#?secret=fnDAIqInhJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Ojai Center for Regenerative Agriculture” — HappyCow" data-secret="fnDAIqInhJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Ojai Center for Regenerative Agriculture by Randy Graham How do David White (Farmer Dave) and Katy Overstreet (Farmer Katy) have fun on  Wednesday mornings? This is not a trick question. If you know anything about the Ojai Center for Regenerative Agriculture (CRA) you know it is educating children at Rio Gozo Organic Farm in Ojai. The CRA was formed as a California Nonprofit Corporation in 2002 by David White and Steve Sprinkel (Owner – Rio Gozo Organic Farm). The CRA mission statement reads in part: “Our mission is to promote all aspects of organic farming which build soils, limit synthetic pesticide release and curtail pollution and degradation of arable lands. We use model projects to educate students, homeowners, ranchers and farmers about sustainable food growing strategies…” Educating students is, perhaps, what they do best. During this school year alone, over 650 students attended the “Students on the Farm” program. On the Wednesday morning I attended, 25 children, a few parents and Kindergarten teacher Angie Genasci from Topa Topa Elementary School were treated to an hour-long program. The program was not only educational but interactive and highly entertaining. One of the highlights of the program was when Farmer John (John Fonteyn) […]https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ojai_fields.jpg