The Elderberry Project:
Climate Smart Production and Market Development

Why Elderberries?

Expanding the production of elderberries in the Western U.S. presents an opportunity to demonstrate climate-smart growing practices, meet growing market demand, support small farmers to increase their economic viability, and reduce carbon emissions.

This project is funded by the USDA’s Partnerships in Climate Smart Commodities.

For Producers:

We will begin enrolling producers interested in growing the Western Blue Elderberry as a climate-smart crop as of September 2023.

Practices to be implemented on enrolled landscapes:

  • Hedgerow Planting

  • Riparian Forest Buffer

  • Silvopasture

  • Compost Application

  • Conservation Cover

  • Cover Crop

  • Mulching

Each of our producer partners will work with and receive technical support from White Buffalo Land Trust and the Community Environmental Council to design, implement, and verify these growing systems. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us at elderberry@whitebuffalolandtrust.org or click the button below.

Our Partners

This project brings together a variety of partners to develop a market pathway for and tell the story of this climate smart commodity and its role in ecological and human health.

Producer Partners:

  • Jalama Canyon Ranch

  • Ted Chamberlin Ranch

  • Wild Farmlands Foundation

  • Orella Ranch

  • The Santa Ynez Chumash Environmental Office (SYCEO)

Outreach and Advisory Partners:

  • Community Environmental Council

  • The Regents of the University of California – Agriculture and Natural Resources

Processing Partners:

  • Jungle Beverage Company

  • JustOne Organics

Marketing + Storytelling Partners

  • Beyond the Farm

  • CageFree Productions

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