01Agricultural water efficiency
Irrigation modernization, pump efficiency, water-source documentation, and vendor quotes assembled into a SWEEP-ready file.
Routes toCDFA SWEEP · NRCS · local RCD→
Sierra Foothills · implementation model
A producer arrives with a problem in the field. They leave with a project a funder can read.
SARF turns a working operation's land, water, soil, and paperwork into one organized field record, then routes it to the program, partner, or funder that can move it forward.
Pilot siteRancho MacheteNevada County
Focus areasWater & soilReadiness · housing · training
ProgramsSWEEP · EQIPAgencies we route into
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The record starts in the field
What SARF actually makes
A field record, not a form.
Most support starts with paperwork a producer can't finish alone. SARF starts on the tailgate, with what's actually happening on the ground, and assembles it into a single record an agency or funder can act on without a second intake.
01EvidencePhotos, maps, water and soil notes, infrastructure condition.
02EligibilityProgram fit, missing documents, timing, and match questions.
03A next stepA named program, partner, or conversation, with context attached.
Record views
The same record, read three ways.
One field record, prepared for whoever needs to act next: the producer, a partner, or a funder. Choose a lens.
What the operation needs, organized into one file before anyone is pushed toward a program or form.
Operation
Working pasture & orchard · Nevada County
Pressure point
Irrigation efficiency before the dry season
Field evidence
Photos, head-ditch & pump condition, water-source notes
Program fit
CDFA SWEEP, strong fit
Next step
NRCS & local RCD site review
The producer pathway
Five moves from field condition to funded work.
Each step narrows the next responsible action, so a producer is never handed a form before the operation is understood.
01
Receive
Producer call, location, season, and the visible condition in the field.
02
Document
Photos, maps, water source, soil and infrastructure notes, vendor quotes, eligibility gaps.
03
Fit
The likely program is named only after the site is understood, not before.
04
Handoff
A partner receives the record with context attached, not a cold referral or a duplicate intake.
05
Follow through
The next move is tracked until the producer has a practical path forward.
Where a record can go
Four support areas, each with a real route.
Capacity organized by what a producer needs. Every area names where the record goes next, not just what it covers.
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02Soil health practice planning
Cover crops, compost, hedgerows, reduced tillage, and grazing context, with technical-partner review before implementation.
Routes toCDFA HSP · EQIP · RCD TA→
03Funding readiness
Eligibility routing, missing-document lists, application timing, and concise briefs for the next conversation.
Routes toFunders · next conversation→
04Workforce, housing & training
Early site feasibility, rural development pathways, field days, apprenticeships, and demonstration records from real operations.
Routes toUSDA Rural Development · partners→
Sierra Foothills
Built from the field up, where the work actually happens.
Nevada County, California
Rancho Machete · Nevada County
Rancho Machete · pilot site
A real place to test the record.
Rancho Machete gives SARF a working setting in Nevada County to document infrastructure, observe practices, and show the model to funders and partners in the field.
Infrastructure contextIrrigation, pump, access, and water-source questions documented in place.
Practice observationPasture, orchard, soil cover, and grazing become credible teaching material.
Regional conveningFunders, agencies, and producers can see the model working on the ground.
First step
Start with the operation. Leave with a clearer path.
Producers, partners, and foundations all begin with field context, not a generic form funnel.
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