Trevor Jahangard was the Director of Agricultural Operations at Apricot Lane Farms for 7 years. Best known for its film, “The Biggest Little Farm”, Apricot Lane Farms is a 214 acre Certified Regenerative Organic, Biodynamic, Organic and Humane farm.

 His responsibilities there were numerous as he oversaw the 75 employees that kept the farm productive. He managed the livestock program that contained cattle, sheep, pigs, dairy goats, egg laying chickens, meat chickens, cats, guard dogs and horses. Oversaw the establishment, care and maintenance of 42 acres of grazing pasture, 40 acres of avocado, 32 acres of lemon, 20 acres of mixed stone/pome/deciduous fruit, 4 acres of olives, 2 acres of vegetable garden and 25 acres of native habitat. Maintained and helped Apricot Lane Farms achieve their numerous farming certifications. He ran the WWOOF Volunteer and Apprenticeship programs, during which time he directly oversaw and trained over 200 WWOOFers and Apprentices. He led the 400 person weekend tours of the farm where the public was led through informative 2.5 hour long tours across the whole 214 acres. The tours covered livestock grazing, poultry raising, orchard management, vegetable garden production, irrigation methods, worm composting, windrow composting, certifications, habitat restoration, soil health, and many more topics. Trevor had direct oversight on almost all enterprises within the farm and strived to have it operate as one unified holistic entity.

 Trevor began consulting in regenerative agriculture during his time at Apricot Lane Farms and it grew into a full time business. During the 2021-2022 season he has consulted for a small orchard in Montecito, a 10 acre farm in Malibu, a 40 acre farm in Hollister Ranch, a 50 acre farm in Ojai and a 500 acre farm in North Carolina. Other upcoming projects include a 3,000 acre ranch in Hawaii, 500 acres near Lompoc and 1,000 acres in Costa Rica.

 To further his education, he became a Professional Associate Educator in Holistic Management through the Savory Institute. He also earned accreditation through the Savory Institute as an Ecological Outcome Verifier, allowing him to better understand the effects of farming and livestock on the land. Continuing to learn and grow is important, so attending conferences such as EcoFarms, The Soil Health Academy, and lectures from Nicole Masters are always on his schedule. 

 “Managing complex systems is something I am very comfortable with. Now, as a regenerative agriculture consultant, I am able to provide simple, robust and efficient food growing systems to everyone interested in the regenerative agriculture movement. Systems that will allow anyone with the interest to join this movement easily, bypassing the numerous initial mistakes that so many of us make when starting on this journey.”