We Believe a diversified and healthy agricultural community is important to our individual health and to our community's and our nation's safety, economy and environment.
The Alliance for Local Sustainable Agriculture (ALSA) is a Marin, California-based environmental group. We are here to help farmers and ranchers with the many challenges they face:
- We are advocates for the use of good science and fair processes.
- Through education and conflict resolution, we create an environment of support and understanding.
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We continue to promote the use of sound science in evaluating Drake's Estero and the operation of Drakes Bay Oyster Farm.
We believe the Drakes Bay Oyster Farm is important to you because it:
- provides more than 50% of the California state leased shellfish growing area
- helps keep the Drakes Estero healthy for a wide variety of flora and fauna
- is a sustainable, environmentally friendly food source. Not only does it provide us protein for a fraction of the carbon of traditional ranching, but it also is a long-term carbon sink.
Other communities think oysters are important too!
"In City Waters, Beds (and a Job) for Oysters" - A recent New York Times article about how the Gaia Institute is working with New York City's Department of Environmental Protection on a project to introduce oysters as natural filters to improve water quality in Jamaica Bay. They note that "The oyster beds also serve as the foundation for an ecosystem that can support other marine species, like eelgrass, which in turn absorb other waste materials and provide habitats for fish."
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