California Budget 21-22

American Farmland Trust wants Californians to tell their legislators to fund five climate-friendly agriculture projects in the proposed state budget:

• Healthy Soils Program (HSP)
• State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
• Support for Small and Mid-Sized Farms
• Sustainable Groundwater Management
• Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation

The state fiscal year begins on July 1, which means work as already begun on planning next years budget. It begins with the governor’s proposal in January, the legislature works on it for a while, then the governor produces the May Revise. By July the final bill should have been passed. Here’s a citizen’s guide to participating in the budget process produced by the California Senate. The proposed budget for 21-22 is online, but it’s hard (or impossible) to find information about how much money is going to any specific program.