SAGE | Sustainable Agriculture Education

Programs and Services

SAGE revitalizes agricultural places near cities and fosters vital food systems that connect urban and rural communities. Our approach is to generate big-vision ideas and implement them through collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

We work in two interconnected program areas: Urban-Edge Agricultural Revitalization and Urban-Rural Connections.

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SAGE assists clients in developing place-based agriculture and local food projects. Our consulting services include existing conditions analysis, feasibility studies, business plans, stakeholder engagement and facilitation of multi-party collaborations.

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Current Projects

Bay Area Agriculture and Food Strategy

SAGE is following up on its recent publication of the Bay Area Food Economy with an analysis of resilience in the region’s agriculture and food sector.

San Jose Food Works Implementation

Implementation of initiatives to support food distribution and processing, food business incubation, and local food production, as strategies for advancing San Jose's resilience.

Sustaining Agriculture in the Coyote Valley

SAGE's projects in the Coyote Valley aim to revitalize agriculture, sustain conservation, and create a permanent agricultural resource area of regional significance.

Vision for a San Mateo County Food and Farm Bill

SAGE led research and stakeholder engagement to develop a shared vision for supporting a strong and resilient food and farm system in San Mateo County.

November 1, 2021 | Post

Land Access & Farm Business Viability for Limited Resource Farmers Study

California FarmLink and Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAGE) are pleased to release the study, Land Access & Business Viability for Limited-Resource Farmers: Assessment of Conditions in the Coachella Valley The study developed and demonstrates a much-needed,...

April 2, 2021 | Post

100+ Jobs to Feed People and Sustain the Planet

The 100+ Jobs to Feed People and Sustain the Planet project is designed to inspire students, job seekers and career changers, to explore future-oriented jobs in agriculture, food, water, and the environment. The project is a...

March 16, 2021 | Post

CA Food & Farm Resilience Bond Act

SAGE is part of a diverse coalition of California food system and agriculture organizations that is co-sponsoring the the ambitious CA Food & Farm Resilience Bond Act. Introduced by Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D- Hollister) on March...

Revitalizing agricultural places near cities

Fostering vital food systems

Celebrating food culture