Mission statement

We seek to scale climate-beneficial agriculture on California’s working lands through the coordinated work of Resource Conservation Districts, The Carbon Cycle Institute, The Climate Center, and their partners. 

Who we are

A growing network of technical assistance providers, farmers and ranchers, researchers, and educators across California dedicated to advancing climate-beneficial agriculture, coordinated through 47 RCDs organized into 7 Hubs. 

How we do it

The RCD Regional Ag & Climate Hubs leverage and expand climate-beneficial agricultural partnerships and programs to:

• Expand technical and financial assistance programs and services to support and scale climate-beneficial agriculture, with a focus on carbon farming
• Foster innovation and development of regionally appropriate agricultural climate solutions
• Strengthen collaboration among producers, agencies, organizations, researchers, and policymakers
• Assess regional needs and opportunities to scale climate-beneficial agriculture through the understanding of our diverse agricultural, ecological, and social landscapes

Summary of work

The vision for the Hubs was an outgrowth of the work of the Carbon Farming Network, initiated by the Carbon Cycle Institute and a handful of RCD partners in 2016, to support the agricultural community in taking an active role in mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis. Please find more information about this vision in the Regional Hubs Prospectus. 

The RCD Regional Ag & Climate Hubs were formally established in 2023, with the support of a 3-year grant from the Patterson Family Foundation. Full-time coordinators serve to develop 7 RCD Regional Ag & Climate Hubs across the state, encompassing 47 RCDs. Each Hub is engaged in a unique process of needs and opportunity assessment, capacity building, strategic planning, fund development, policy education, and implementation to facilitate the regionally-informed scale of climate-beneficial agriculture. 

RCD Regional Ag & Climate Hub Fact Sheet

Please see the North Coast Soil Hub website for incredible examples of this work in action!