by Naomi Weir

This Zine was the final project of Naomi Weir, our UCSB Summer Fellow in 2025. We think it provides an excellent overview of the benefits and process of our dry-farm system at Condor’s Hope.

Additional resources on dry farming include:

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance. www.sustainablewinegrowing.org/dryfarming • California Winegrape Dry Farming Potential Map. https://map.landiq.com/DryFarming • Community Alliance with Family Farmers. https//caff.org/dryfarming/ • California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative, Dry Farming. https://agwaterstewards.org/practice/dry-farming