Kitchen Table Advisors

09/02/2026

Over the last month, both our Program and Organizational Resourcing teams met in-person for some connective and generative retreats.

Our Program team met in Sonoma County and visited KTA clients Zarate Family Farm, Yagi Sisters, & Fox Sparrow Farm and dropped by program partner FEED Cooperative for some cross-regional learnings.

Meanwhile, our Organizational Resourcing team convened at program partner EarthSeed Farm, an organic Afro-Indigenous permaculture farm and orchard.

With our team scattered across Northern and Central California and serving clients and projects across regions, these in-person moments are crucial for both fostering organizational resilience and rest, as well as helping us align towards our collective visions of thriving, sustainable food systems. Very grateful to be in community with our team 🌟

08/31/2026

Over the coming months our team will be attending a variety of conferences and would love to connect with you! Find us at...

🌽 California Community Land Trust Conference (9/3-9/4)
🌽 Celebrating Womxn’s Leadership in Food 10th Annual Symposium (9/20)
🌽 National Farm Viability Conference (9/22-9/24)
🌽 ComNet 2026 (9/30-10/02)
🌽 Regenerative Food Systems Investment Forum (10/7-10/8)
🌽 California Farm to School Systems (10/15)
🌽 Resilient California Summit (10/20-10/22)
🌽 CalCAN Summit (11/9)

We hope to see y'all there!

08/28/2026

The countdown is on! There's less than two weeks till we get to share our new visual identity with you all -- the same values and mission with a refreshed look. Stay tuned to see what we've been working on🌻🌱🍊.

08/26/2026

The TENTH Annual Celebrating Womxn’s Leadership in Food symposium is just 1 month away! Register now for a day of education, celebration, and connection.

Co-hosted by KTA client Caiti from Red H Farm, the gathering will take place on September 20th in Sebastopol and will feature good food, good conversation, workshops, a photo art exhibit, an opening circle featuring KTA client Reyna Yagi of Yagi Sisters Farm, a cheese-making workshop by KTA client Aubrie Maze of Bramble Tail Homestead and a Seed Celebration hosted by KTA client Farmer Mai.

See you there!

A day of education, celebration and connection in Sebastopol // Únete a CWLF para un día de educación, celebración y conexión en Sebastopol.

08/24/2026

Connect with KTA clients Rufino and Belen from Ventura Organics on their new Instagram account !

Ventura Organic started with less than an acre; now, the business has grown to eight acres total thanks to the hard work and passion that Belen and Rufino bring to the business. Currently, they grow Italian zucchini, cabbage, chard, beets, carrot varieties, corn, cilantro, kale varieties, chile varieties, tomato varieties, among many other vegetable varieties on the Central Coast.

Follow along to see Rufino and Belen on their farm-owner journey, hear their stories, and see their farm growth first-hand.

https://www.instagram.com/ventura_organic/

08/18/2026

A warm welcome to our newest team member, Simone Teitelbaum, who is joining us as our new Business Advising Program Manager!

Simone’s commitment to KTA’s work is deeply personal. She has spent years farming in California, Chile, NYC, and Mexico, working within regenerative and small family farms which have shaped her understanding of the labor, skill, and resilience at the core of our food system. As a fluent Spanish speaker, she is especially drawn to KTA’s bilingual, relationship-centered approach and is thrilled at the opportunity to work towards a more equitable, regenerative, and farmer-led food system.

Simone believes that supporting farmers is one of the most direct ways to build equitable and resilient communities. Her commitment is rooted in more than a decade of work in systems change, building and managing programs across public education, urban and rural farming, and food systems.

Simone Teitelbaum Program Manager • Business Advisingshe/her/ella Simone believes that supporting farmers is one of the most direct ways to build equitable and resilient communities. Her commitment is rooted in more than a decade of work in systems change, building and managing programs across pub...

08/17/2026

"To value food and the meal on your plate, you do not all need to become farmers. Instead you can be intentional in seeking out local food, meeting farmers, and cooking from scratch rather than a package."

In this recent Pages from a Farmer column, KTA alumni client and Senior Farm Business Advisor Carine Hines discusses the process of making a meal as a mother, farmer, and food enthusiast, tracing the experience from seed to fork.

Read the column here:

Unlike most working mothers these days, I never got on board with the idea of meal planning. Yes, I will skim recipe articles for inspiration, buy a few unique ingredients to keep my pantry stocked, and may have a rough idea of at least one meal I might cook in the upcoming week. But really, cooking

08/14/2026

KTA's Fall Celebration is Only One Month Away! Join us September 17 at West Oakland Farm Park to celebrate our new visual brand identity and the farmers and ranchers at the heart of our work.

https://paybee.io/in-person-event/kta/6 -0

Connected by a shared passion and care for the land, and a commitment to nourishing their communities, KTA clients come with powerful stories, unique experiences, and ambitious goals for their businesses and their regions. At our fall event, we'll get to hear from the following producers:

- Moretta "Mo" Brown of Berkeley Basket CSA

- Rufino & Belen Ventura of Ventura Organic Farm

- Mai Nguyen of Farmer Mai

- Rudy and Maria Jimenez of Green Thumb Farms

We're so excited to be in community with you alongside these fantastic growers. Get your tickets to the gathering now!

08/13/2026

Check out Cal Matters' recent article on California's Farm to School program, which pairs local farmers, ranchers, and other food producers with school districts to provide fresh meals to student.

The article details how food hubs like KTA partner Spork Food Hub are key in linking producers with schools, with Spork themselves working with more than 100 small farms and 40 school districts from Crescent City to Los Angeles Unified.

Learn more about this wonderful program in the article:

California’s school lunch program pairs local farmers, ranchers and food producers with school districts to provide fresh meals to students.