California’s nascent coffee industry to hold inaugural summit
Coffee is being commercially grown in California and coffee drinkers can’t get enough of the locally produced beverage, which currently retails for about $18 per cup. Anyone who is interested …
Smallholder farms in Uganda and Malaysia face similar challenges
The Importance of Cash Crops to Smallholders Over the last three to four years I’ve been lucky to work on a couple of development projects with smallholder farmers in Uganda …
California Ag News: Coffee, Nut Theft, Labor
Long weekends are for sipping coffee and catching up on reading. I’ve selected three #mustreads for you to begin your busy week. This wrap’s focus? The Golden State. Coffee production finds a …
Simran Sethi: How taste can save the foods we love
“I lived in New York City, got my graduate degree in San Francisco…I lived in bubbles of virtuosity, beauty, deliciousness. I moved to Kansas and lived beside people who grew …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. In defense of carbs: The Paleo diet …
The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. Obesity epidemic: Is overeating more addictive than …
Caffeine culture: UC undergrad research traces coffee’s route from farm to cup
For UC Santa Cruz undergraduate Katie Slocum, an espresso habit at Verve Coffee Roasters led to employment with the specialty coffee company. And that led to an innovative, award-winning research …
“Dynamic Duos”…How to get more nutrition by pairing foods
There is frequent discussion about how food combinations may impact nutrition. A very small study published in May 2015 revealed some intriguing results: “adding eggs to salads makes it easier …
Climate change could impact coffee, chocolate and beer
The drumbeat about climate change is growing louder. But humans are often slow to make changes, even when we know that they’re in our best interests. (Think about dieting, and …
Puerto Rico wants to grow specialty coffee
More than a century ago, Puerto Rico produced some of the world’s best coffee. But in recent decades, coffee production has declined. This U.S. territory features small farms, and labor …