The agriculture community mourns the passing of Kathleen Barsotti, 51, who died July 2 after a valiant nine-year battle with breast cancer. Kathleen was a member of SAREP’s Program Advisory Committee from 1991-93, and served as a grower cooperator on the Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems comparison project for many years. The proprietor of Capay Valley Fruits and Vegetables, Kathleen brought innovation to her 70-acre organic farming operation for more than two decades. She received a master’s degree in ecology in 1974 from UC Davis and started farming organically with four partners on a small plot of land in the Capay Valley northwest of Davis. A pioneer in organic farming and small-scale marketing, Kathleen sold her organic produce to wholesalers, gourmet restaurants, at farmers’ markets and to a network of subscribing consumers. Last year she was honored with the University of California Small Farm Program’s 1999 Pioneer Agriculturist Award for her lifelong commitment to organic farming, her dedication to helping other organic farmers and her efforts to establish the Davis Farmers’ Market. She is survived by her husband Terry Schroeder, and sons Ché Barnes, Noah Barnes, Thaddeus Barsotti and Freeman Barsotti.