We are fortunate in Humboldt County to experience the mystery and pleasure that surrounds the foods we cultivate on this small spit of Northern California coastline. Each year small farmers miraculously recreate diverse and bountiful harvests. This cycle is axiomatic of what it means to be part of a vibrant, healthy and sustainable community -- where we literally reap the benefits from farm to table.

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers’ (CAFF) Farm to Table calendar is an annual fundraiser that helps keep important programs running for farmers and supports outreach to the community. Farm to Table illustrates a story of place. Local photographer and long time employee of Food for People, Chris Wisner, has captured the remarkable bounty of Humboldt County farms, emphasizing the color, textures, and spirit of the food and the farms from which it comes. The humble beauty of produce such as chard, cabbage, tomatoes and leeks are a tribute to the Humboldt farmers who work tirelessly to provide our sustenance.

All proceeds from Farm to Table benefit CAFF’s agricultural work throughout the county, including the Farm to School program, Market Development program and Community Food Systems efforts. The Humboldt CAFF Chapter works with youth to promote the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, educates the public about family farmers’ important role in society, and develops new markets and marketing materials for our local farmers and is dedicated keeping the miracle of agriculture flourishing in Humboldt County.

Calendars are available through the CAFF office, at the Saturday Farmers’ Market, or visit www.caff.org/humboldt for more information. The following local retailers are currently carrying the 2010 Farm to Table Calendar: Chautaqua Natural Foods, Eureka Co-op, North Town Books, Eureka Natural Foods, Rookery Books, Miller Farms, Mad River Gardens, HSU Bookstore, Garden Gate, North Coast Horticulture Supply, Pierson’s, Arcata Co-op, Conscious Homes, Wildberries Market, 3 Gs Hay and Grain, Libations, Shipwreck, Blake’s Books, Murphy’s Market, and Clendenen’s Cider Works.