Amigo Bob Cantisano is a true Nevada County agricultural heirloom. Self-educated, he is a walking, talking organic gardening encyclopedia and a man with a mission.
Through his consulting company, Organic Ag Advisors, he has worked with more than 600 farmers and 400,000 acres of crops over the last 30 years and helped to bring safer foods to our plates.
As the host of a monthly radio show, Organic Matters on KVMR-FM, he answers the many questions from frustrated (and successful) gardeners/farmers. He is the owner of Heaven and Earth Farm and a co-founder of the Eco-Farm Conference, to name just a few of his accomplishments.
In 2003, Cantisano and partners, Jennifer Bliss and Adam Nuber, began the process of turning another dream into reality. They created a nonprofit corporation called the Felix Gillet Institute (http://www.felixgillet.org) dedicated to preserving the legacy of Felix Gillet by identifying, propagating and preserving edible and ornamental heirloom perennials that were planted in the Sierra foothills during and after the Gold Rush days.
In 1866 Felix Gillet, a French immigrant opened his Barren Hill Nursery to the public on 16 acres of logged property at the top of Nevada Street. source: https://www.theunion.com/entertainment/patti-bess-heirloom-treasures-nevada-county-heirlooms-available-in-fall/