Last week, six remarkable women were honored at the Common Threads North Dinner and Awards Celebration for their leadership, service, and lasting contributions to agriculture and their communities: Anjanette Shadley, Manpreet Bains, Jackie Park-Burris, Toni Scott, Karen Mills, and Rose Tryon VanCott. Each of these honorees brings something unique to California agriculture—whether through advocacy, community … Continue reading “Personal Stories: 2026 Common Threads North Honorees, Featuring Anjanette Shadley”

Where Working Landscapes and Living Systems Thrive Together By David Guy There is a particular kind of beauty in the Sacramento Valley that does not announce itself with spectacle. It reveals itself more subtlety—in the slow spread of winter floodwaters across a rice field, in the sudden lift of thousands of snow geese at dawn, … Continue reading “Functional Beauty in the Sacramento Valley”

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