STEVE making NEWS
Steve Schwartz is one of California’s most recognized leaders in farmland access, sustainable agriculture, and faith-based food systems.
As Founding Executive Director of the Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative and National Coordinator of FaithLands, he has spent more than 25 years helping small and immigrant farmers secure land, financing, and long-term stability. Steve founded California FarmLink—now one of the state’s most influential agricultural nonprofits—pioneering programs in farm succession, beginning farmer loans, and land matching.
His work has been featured in the New York Times, Sacramento Bee, and San Francisco Chronicle for transforming how communities grow food and support local farmers. He also operates New Carpati Farm in Sebastopol, modeling the equitable and resilient food future he champions statewide.
STEVE in the NEWS
Turning Farm Workers Into Farmers.
California FarmLink is a key land-access
and financing partner.
Nov. 27, 2019.
Fast Growing SBA Lending Eases
“Many small farmers are not able to get the kind of operating loans they need from banks and other traditional areas, said Mr. Schwartz. This is especially true for the farmers who are leasing land. Out hope is to make more funds available and to provide the support to get future loan applications together.”
12-12-25
Cultivating family farmers reaps benefits for all
Along comes (Steve) Schwartz and FarmLink, a small non-profit he started last year…he tries to link promising young farmers with older counterparts, identifying retiring landowners who want their land to stay in production and help prospective farmers navigate the bureaucratic maze for financing and government aid.
Marjie Lundstrom Column, 7-6-2000
Holocaust survivor Miki Schwartz recounts hardships on ’60 Minutes’ as family gathers to keep history, memories alive
“Survivors who can tell these stories so powerfully, they’re dying,” said Steve Schwartz, whose 76-year-old father appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” recalling his Holocaust experiences. “I see (recounting these events) as a burden and an honor.”
12-18-06