WILLITS, CA., 10/8/25 – Local chef and farmer Caroline Radice recently spoke at one of the world’s leading conferences on climate change, sharing her experiences as a small farmer and nonprofit co-founder.
Radice, who owns Black Dog Farm and Catering in Willits and co-founded the Good Farm Fund, was invited to speak at “A Night Honoring Our Farmers: Food and Agriculture Storytelling” during Climate Week NYC. The event was organized by Food Tank, a nonprofit promoting sustainable food systems, and recorded by “The Moth,” the nationally broadcast storytelling show.
Founded in 2016, Climate Week NYC is considered the world’s largest climate summit outside the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The annual event draws thousands of business, nonprofit and government leaders focused on advancing global climate action.
Radice’s appearance was sponsored by Bonterra Organic Estates, a Hopland-based winery. During her talk, she discussed her work at Black Dog Farm, her efforts to strengthen local food systems, and how she co-founded the Good Farm Fund to support small farms in Mendocino and Lake counties.
Radice’s presentation is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBqDsskMT4s.
Right… I thought our corporate overlords need us to stop small scale agriculture to save the climate. “ A recent study led by the University of Michigan found that urban agriculture, including backyard gardens and community plots, has a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater per serving of produce than conventional farming.”
Taxation and control of the poor “summit”. They are already imposing new fees for burn piles, mandatory log clearing/chipping in brooktrails that nobody can afford. Careful what you wish for, don’t Sonoma and Marin our Mendo please
Except farms in Mendocino county aren’t urban? Caroline farms on a large, rural ranch. I’m sure you have valid points but they’re not relevant here, in an article celebrating one of our own advancing the incredible work she does for local farmers in Lake and Mendocino Counties via the Good Farm Fund.
UofM study https://record.umich.edu/articles/study-examines-carbon-footprint-of-urban-farmed-food/
There are variables….