Yocha Dehe Property, Farm & Ranch

Yocha Dehe takes great pride in being stewards of the 7,350 acres we currently farm. We strive to use fewer pesticides and water to minimize the environmental impact on the land their ancestors farmed centuries ago.

We have ten crops in rotation, including alfalfa, almonds, oat hay, olives, rye grass, safflower, seed crops, walnuts, wheat and wine grapes. Also, in an effort to conserve water, there is a retention pond at the bottom of the fields to catch irrigation water that is returned to the top of the field for reuse.

Our Tribe strives to use our own crops whenever possible. We produce our own wine from our grape crops, which is available for purchase in the Cache Creek Casino Resort Gift Shop. We are also in the process of creating and distributing our own line of olive oil made from our 82 acres of olive trees. We plan to sell the rest of our produce to local retailers and distributors.

The Property, Farm & Ranch Committee oversees all aspects of Yocha Dehe Property, Farm & Ranch.