Loni Holley had to think twice about it: Is she a stay-at-home mom or a farmer? She then called herself a farmer.
Rob and Loni Holley sell about 60 dozen eggs a week and raise produce for sale in the summer. They use a tractor to drag chicken coops around their 85 acres in Dayton so the chickens can forage in the pasture.China professional plasticmoulds,
A son, Western Nevada College student Daniel, is the primary engineer of the operation. Another son, 13-year-old Caleb, oversees 200 chickens, and 8-year-old Ann helps gather eggs.
"My kids want to be farmers. That's why we're doing this," Loni Holley said.
Rob, a state retiree, also works for the Dayton conservation district.
The entire family and about 180 others attended the third annual Nevada Small Farm Conference in the Fallon Convention Center earlier this month. For some attendees, it was their first Small Farm conference.
A large number of young people were among the standing-room-only crowd for the opening session March 9 to hear about the small farm movement.
"I don't know if it's the recession," said Ann Louleha,There are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle, project director for the college's Specialty Crop Institute, the primary sponsor for the event. "But there's a resurgence of people who want to go back to the land, to reconnect with the soil and with their roots. These young kids are smarter than a lot of us."
And the movement is picking up steam.
Ray Saliga, 24, manager of the greenhouse at Carson High School, and school librarian Cory King agreed to become partners to raise produce on a small plot in Gardnerville .
At the new Carson High greenhouse, Saliga said high school students will be raising produce this spring to give to local food banks and distribute to the poor. Flowers on the school grounds will be raised and sold on a subscription basis to support the operation, he said.
Small urban farmers are numerous enough to draw the attention of the state's leaders.
The governor's economic development office is commissioning a study on their impact to the state economy, to be completed before the Legislature convenes next year. The small farmers are not counted in U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys.
"It's a game change for Nevada agriculture," said Rick Lattin, a fourth-generation farmer in Churchill County. "There's more and more demand for access to local food, organic food and grass-fed beef."
Jim Barbee, director of the Nevada Agriculture Department, said he has created several committees to propose changes in state law that could assist this new small-farm industry.
Rob Holley said he would like to see a state law eliminated that bans farmers from butchering and selling poultry. USDA regulations then would apply. They allow farmers to process and sell less than 1,000 birds a year.
About 22 years ago, Ray and Virginia Johnson became the state's pioneers in raising local produce for sale.What are some types of moulds? They now have four hoop house greenhouses in Silver Springs.
The couple sells produce to the Great Basin Community Food Co-op and Whole Foods.Silicone moldmaking Rubber, It's enough to make a living, although Johnson said they don't need much, since they raise most of their own food.
In the last four years, several dozen farm operations have sprung up in the Silver City/Dayton area. The extra income and food help families get by in this recession.
Mike Catalan, a produce buyer for US Foods in Reno, bought 1,Silicone moldmaking Rubber,500 boxes of produce from Lattin Farms last year.
He said his customers, including restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, don't squabble over paying more for fresh, tasty produce. Local food "is the norm now," he said.
The future of the Specialty Crop Institute appears secure. A spokesman for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced a $1.5 million grant for the institute and its workshops.
Based in Fallon, the institute started with a $14,000 grant to conduct four workshops six years ago.
Rob and Loni Holley sell about 60 dozen eggs a week and raise produce for sale in the summer. They use a tractor to drag chicken coops around their 85 acres in Dayton so the chickens can forage in the pasture.China professional plasticmoulds,
A son, Western Nevada College student Daniel, is the primary engineer of the operation. Another son, 13-year-old Caleb, oversees 200 chickens, and 8-year-old Ann helps gather eggs.
"My kids want to be farmers. That's why we're doing this," Loni Holley said.
Rob, a state retiree, also works for the Dayton conservation district.
The entire family and about 180 others attended the third annual Nevada Small Farm Conference in the Fallon Convention Center earlier this month. For some attendees, it was their first Small Farm conference.
A large number of young people were among the standing-room-only crowd for the opening session March 9 to hear about the small farm movement.
"I don't know if it's the recession," said Ann Louleha,There are 240 distinct solutions of the Soma cubepuzzle, project director for the college's Specialty Crop Institute, the primary sponsor for the event. "But there's a resurgence of people who want to go back to the land, to reconnect with the soil and with their roots. These young kids are smarter than a lot of us."
And the movement is picking up steam.
Ray Saliga, 24, manager of the greenhouse at Carson High School, and school librarian Cory King agreed to become partners to raise produce on a small plot in Gardnerville .
At the new Carson High greenhouse, Saliga said high school students will be raising produce this spring to give to local food banks and distribute to the poor. Flowers on the school grounds will be raised and sold on a subscription basis to support the operation, he said.
Small urban farmers are numerous enough to draw the attention of the state's leaders.
The governor's economic development office is commissioning a study on their impact to the state economy, to be completed before the Legislature convenes next year. The small farmers are not counted in U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys.
"It's a game change for Nevada agriculture," said Rick Lattin, a fourth-generation farmer in Churchill County. "There's more and more demand for access to local food, organic food and grass-fed beef."
Jim Barbee, director of the Nevada Agriculture Department, said he has created several committees to propose changes in state law that could assist this new small-farm industry.
Rob Holley said he would like to see a state law eliminated that bans farmers from butchering and selling poultry. USDA regulations then would apply. They allow farmers to process and sell less than 1,000 birds a year.
About 22 years ago, Ray and Virginia Johnson became the state's pioneers in raising local produce for sale.What are some types of moulds? They now have four hoop house greenhouses in Silver Springs.
The couple sells produce to the Great Basin Community Food Co-op and Whole Foods.Silicone moldmaking Rubber, It's enough to make a living, although Johnson said they don't need much, since they raise most of their own food.
In the last four years, several dozen farm operations have sprung up in the Silver City/Dayton area. The extra income and food help families get by in this recession.
Mike Catalan, a produce buyer for US Foods in Reno, bought 1,Silicone moldmaking Rubber,500 boxes of produce from Lattin Farms last year.
He said his customers, including restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, don't squabble over paying more for fresh, tasty produce. Local food "is the norm now," he said.
The future of the Specialty Crop Institute appears secure. A spokesman for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced a $1.5 million grant for the institute and its workshops.
Based in Fallon, the institute started with a $14,000 grant to conduct four workshops six years ago.
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