Commentary
In Ventura County, a multi-generational farm family is facing a six-month suspension from selling at certified farmers markets in both Ventura and Los Angeles counties. If that happens, it will likely bankrupt them.
Farm workers labor in the fields south of Bakersfield, in Kern County, California's breadbasket, on April 9, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
Author
Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.
