Strawberry Production in Post-Methyl Bromide World
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Said no conventional strawberry farmer in California, ever. In 2016, the powerful soil fumigant methyl bromide–a chemical strawberry farmers relied on for decades–was finally phased …
UC Santa Cruz Farm Inspires Alum and “Writer Farmer” Jason Mark
Graduates of the ecological horticulture program at UC Santa Cruz go on to accomplish many things. Some become farmers, writers, and educators. Some provide food security to precarious communities with …
Shepherd’s Grain Sells No-Till Flour, Limited Resources Fueling Conflict
Business Profile: “Climate-Friendly” Shepherd’s Grain. The Portland-based company – founded in 2002 – sells “climate-friendly”premium wheat flours…and also “sells” the story of no-till production. In addition to distributing its products to …
Liz Carlisle is a fellow at the Center for Diversified Farming Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, also from Berkeley, and a B.A. …