ALBA’s mission is to create economic opportunity for limited-resource and aspiring organic farmers through land-based education in the heart of the Salinas Valley.  Their 100-acre training facility is a place of learning and advancement for hard-working, low-income farm workers and aspiring farmers seeking a better life. ALBA’s 5-year Farmer Education and Enterprise Development (FEED) program aims to achieve the following:

• To develop skills to prepare to launch farm businesses and advance careers.
• To establish and grow new organic farms.
• To market produce grown in response to growing demand for organic food grown by small farmers.

Their Mission

Their mission is to create economic opportunity for aspiring, limited-resource farmers through land-based organic agriculture education. In pursuing its mission, ALBA aims to contribute to a more just and sustainable food system through the development of: 1) human resources that will be tomorrow’s farmers and sustainable agriculture leaders; 2) growing marketing alternatives for small-scale, limited-resource farmers; and 3) the enhancement of biological diversity and protection of natural resources – all necessary components of such a food system.

Their overall goal is to create greater economic opportunities for small farms while promoting ecological land management and healthy local foods. Objectives accomplished in pursuit of this goal include training in organic farm production, marketing, record-keeping, labor law, pest management and numerous other topics related to operating a small farm business.