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Reno Food Systems is a nonprofit organization working to cultivate community-based food systems through education, research and civic engagement. Our vision is to support a resilient, interconnected local food system that supports personal health, environmental sustainability and economic viability. We operate Park Farm, a five-acre urban farm in west Reno open to the public for produce and seedling sales, workshops, Read more...

The Desert Farming Initiative is a 5-acre demonstration fruit and veggie farm within the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources.  DFI is located at the College’s Valley Road Experiment Station on the east edge of the main campus, and powered by students, AmeriCorps service members and faculty. Produce from the farm is distributed to food pantries, Fallon Food Hub, Read more...

Blue Lizard Farm is in Lincoln County, Nevada, 150 miles north and 2500 feet higher than Las Vegas. It’s a little cooler in the summer and a lot colder in the winter, and probably couldn’t be any more different than what usually springs to mind when people think of “Vegas”. The county is nearly the size of Vermont, but with Read more...

Lotspeich Family Farm is a 5th generation farm. We believe that the citizens of Nevada deserve to have access to fresh, nutritious foods that are grown without added pesticides or herbicides. Growing in Northeast Nevada is challenging at the very least. Nonetheless, we work around challenges to bring the best possible products. Our lamb herd was originally from the same Read more...