We are exploring how different farming techniques impact soil health, and how soil health in turn affects crop productivity and the environmental impact of farming. 

We are exploring how different farm management methods affect yields, fruit quality, and disease pressure/resistance.

We are exploring how adding more species of plants to a farm (increasing its above ground biodiversity) affects the crop productivity and environmental effects of farming. 

We are exploring how different farm management methods affect the species of microbes and other living things in the soil (soil biodiversity). 

We are exploring how to increase the efficiency of water use in California agriculture and test the agricultural and environmental tradeoffs of different irrigation methods in California's changing climate. 

We are exploring ways to reduce reliance on fossil-fuel-based fertilizers while maintaining or improving crop yields, minimizing pollution, and boosting soil health. 

We are exploring how farm practices can help store carbon in the soil (and out of the atmosphere) and use less energy and water, and how farms can adapt to an increasingly hot, variable climate. 

We are exploring how to turn agricultural, urban, and industrial wastes into useful fertilizers and other amendments for the soil. 

Our regular data collection includes water and fertilizer inputs, yield, weather events, pest pressure, soil microbiology, energy use, and more.