Veteran Farmers Get Our Respect
As another Veterans Day is upon us, UC Food Observer would like to salute all of our veterans – and all veteran farmers in the United States. It’s no secret …
Military Veterans, Beginning Farmers Invited to Poultry Workshops
Prospective, beginner or intermediate farmers interested in raising poultry flocks on pasture or free-range are invited to attend poultry workshops. The lessons will apply to both egg-laying hens and broilers. …
Gatherings we’re interested in
Summer is (kind of) officially over and it’s time to get back into school mode. For many professionals, that “school” and learning piece is found in conferences. The next few …
Student loan forgiveness and farming, food transparency and more
Good morning! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. We caught up on some reading…always a great thing! On the menu today, in no particular order. Student Loan Forgiveness …
It’s our first anniversary. We’re offering gratitude to farmers. The UC Food Observer is marking its first anniversary. Some quick stats: we published more than 650 blog posts our first year, earned an amazing (and …
Q&A: Tom Tomich, UC Davis sustainability expert
Tom Tomich on UC Davis’ undergraduate program in sustainable agriculture and food systems: “…we’re focusing on integration, on dealing with complex systems in an integrative way and going from complex …
It’s a Wonderful/Wonder-Full Life: UC Food Observer Picks Some Favorites from 2015
It’s the end of a year … and time for lists of all sorts. This isn’t a list of “the best” or “the top.” In a year of firsts for …
ICYMI…people and organizations we’re thankful for
As you’re enjoying a long weekend, we hope you take the opportunity to savor these #goodreads that feature people and organizations that the UC Food Observer is thankful for. Be inspired…we …
Q&A: Michael O’Gorman, Farmer Veteran Coalition
“Our country gets divided over matters of war and peace, over how food is raised, but this joining of the two makes those divisions go away. Wherever they go …
Q&A: Farmer Veteran Joe Oliveira
“One of the things I’ve observed is that a lot of veterans in the [California Farm Academy] training are naturally inclined to farming. In some ways, soldiers are trained to …