Barrett Boaen
@SwantonBerry
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CA's first certified organic strawberry farm and the first CA organic farm to Unionize. Our goal is to bring consumers the tastiest ethical food possible!
Davenport, CA
Joined March 2011
.@SwantonBerry Farm: Bringing Justice to the Table, 1st unionized farm certified by @FoodJusticeCert! http://t.co/EbZvUydEMR
@CUESA
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http://t.co/UIPeYKfh Come visit our organic blackberry upick @ 640 highway 1 pescadero, ca. Open Fri-Sun 10-5. $4/lb. Lots of fruit!
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http://t.co/Zz6zYUP9 Our shirts and hoodies are back at the farm stand!!
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Thanks guys! We look forward to getting some to try.RT @AngelCakesSF Today's Cupcake of the Month, with Strawberries from @swantonberry
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Our Strawberry White Balsamic features the organic sweetness of @SwantonBerry strawberries- aren't they beautiful? http://t.co/9VGTO987
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@hyperlocavore There's a great @grist article from April 2011 on how @SwantonBerry is both organic AND profitable. http://t.co/nEKbMWed
grist.org
Jim Cochran on the farm in 2004.Photo: Swanton Berry FarmThis story was written by Laura Fraser. Along California’s rugged coastal Highway One, just north of Santa Cruz, a yellow vintage pick-up...
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Strawberry lovers rejoice: methyl iodide off the market for now http://t.co/Aiu0jkFY
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Awesome! RT @wallacejnichols I saw a @WiLDCOAST sticker on a cool camper while driving down the SLOWCOAST
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Strawbs can be grown with a profit organic. Ask @swantonberry RT @foodfirstorg Ban methyl iodide use in strawb prod. http://t.co/qchxk57y
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Great work! RT @grist Monterey County says no to methyl iodide http://t.co/r5MViyEJ
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Tell Congress to Support Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food http://t.co/Jwl5JjX7 via @truefoodnow
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Awesome!! RT @grist The little county that could get California to rethink methyl iodide, by @twyspy
http://t.co/juNT1gOG
grist.org
Could Monterey County influence the statewide discussion about this toxic fumigant before it goes into large-scale use? Some advocates are counting on it.
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Thank our farmer workers! RT @UFWupdates #Thanksgiving Message from Arturo S. Rodriguez, President of UFW http://t.co/klTeByQU
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.@SwantonBerry Sandy Brown -we are not special, just doing what industry has failed to do #TEDxFruitvale
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Thanks to @CUESA for the awesome photo tour of our Coastways Ranch. Come check it out in Dec for kiwi upick! http://t.co/KTjI2nK6
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Vicarious farm tour: @revamptradition reports on our visit to Catalan Farm http://t.co/yCHi050 & @SwantonBerry Farm http://t.co/BgvBpEA
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Since ~70% of processed foods contain GMOs, we're all unwittingly eating them. Tell FDA to label GE foods! http://t.co/Kw4FSkZV
#GMOs
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Once again, Swanton Berry Farm's Jim Cochran is pushing the envelope. Farmers Seek to Raise Standards for Berries: http://t.co/UCNfQqTZ
nytimes.com
Exactly what makes an organic strawberry organic? Three California growers are urging the Department of Agriculture to clarify matters.
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RT @ethicurean Terrific piece about problems CA #farmworkers face, in @latimes
http://t.co/4cWkfdO9. Still lots to be done.
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