We're a 6th generation family-owned and operated farm in CA striving to produce food and fiber in the most ethical and environmentally friendly ways possible.
Behind every watermelon is a team that makes it happen ๐๐ช
Proud to bring together the Five Crowns watermelon crew and Bowles Farming employees โ two teams, one mission: a successful season from field to table. ๐ฑโ๏ธ#bowlesfarming#fivecrowns#centralvalley#watermelon#farming
Proud to be working with partners like โฆ@jcrewโฉ and others to provide #regenerative#cotton products to the consumer. Fiber produced with the highest standards of protection for workers and the environment. #farm#fiber https://t.co/ebFkqw8nFf
Happy #CaliforniaFarmworkerDay. We honor the hands that make it all possible. At @BowlesFarming , weโre proud to support our dedicated workforce with programs that promote health and growth for them and their families. Together, we bring fresh, sustainable #food to your table!
Happy 4th of July from Bowles Farming Company!๐พ
We're celebrating America's independence and our farming heritage today. A special thanks to our employees working today to bring food to your table. Wishing everyone a fantastic day filled with family, food, and freedom! #4ofJuly
Excellent information and great timing. #watermelons are a great tasting and healthy way to stay hydrated. Look for the "Majesty" brand to find melons produced by @BowlesFarming. Transforming #cawater into #healthy#local#food
How Healthy Is Watermelon? (https://t.co/I3M0VlFKig)
Thanks to our friends @Carhartt for sending us the great t-shirts made with #climate#beneficial#cotton from our #farm (https://t.co/ykqgqyAaG7). This is a great collaboration that includes @farmlinkproject and @Fibershed. Fighting #food waste & supporting farmers & farmworkers
We are blessed to have many bird species on the #farm for a number of reasons. #gopher control is one of them! We donโt use poison to control gophers but trap them. The birds help us with our efforts to control pests. https://t.co/O4jGhUmWbO @audubonsociety@AudubonCA
๐๐ Happy World Bee Day! ๐ป๐ฏ
Today, May 20th, we celebrate the invaluable contribution of bees to our planet and our lives. Did you know that bees are responsible for pollinating over 75% of the crops that feed the world? Without bees, food and ecosystems suffer. ๐#worldbeeday
A gorgeous field of fresh #garlic growing on the #farm! Our winter crops include #carrots, garlic and #onions. The work here doesnโt stop and we are proud to produce so much healthy local #food to share with many. Proud of the team here @BowlesFarming. Transforming #cawater
Our annual #Christmas Party was a huge success! All employees are included. We provided gifts for years of service, from 5 years all the way up to 45 years! While every year presents new challenges, our dedicated & hardworking team stands ready to meet them. #farm#food#ag
Part 3 in series: Derek Azevedo, executive vice president and COO at @BowlesFarmingย Co. in Los Banos, Calif., weighs in on where agriculture fits in the global discussion over climate change and carbon sequestration. #agribusiness https://t.co/aTalwejqWB
Our CEO, @agleader, highlights some potential challenges with the California processing #tomato crop in 2023. Hopefully, the season goes well, and everyone enjoys tomato products at a reasonable price. Farming comes with a lot of risk! #cawater#food https://t.co/Dtu6B39X4d
Soil health practices that enhance water infiltration are key to our region's farming present & future. This work can be seen in action at @BowlesFarming's cover-cropped fields that are being grown through the California Cotton & Climate Coalition.
*If* we can measure them at scale.
Alongside amazing partners incl. @ucdavis, @LandBasedEd, @CaWalnuts, @BowlesFarming, @driscollsberry, @CalPoly, and others, Yard Stick will spend 2 years calibrating and evaluating our spectral probe tech on produce farms across the state...