Cal Ag #GlobalFood special issue now available
ICYMI: The University of California’s CalAg #GlobalFood Initiative special issue is now available. It’s a double-sized serving of the highly respected peer-reviewed journal, featuring 96-pages of research and other pieces related to …
Farm-to-Table Talk: Tech to Taste
A recent Friday found one of my favorite podcasters – Rodger Wasson of Farm to Table Talk – in Los Angeles. It’s a short drive from there to Ventura County, …
Gardens lead us places. A passion for gardens and their potential to transform people and communities has threaded through both my professional and personal life. As a garden-based educator, I …
Wrap: A Better Farm Bill, “Virtuous Waters” and more
A few good pieces, wrapped up nicely for you. A Better Farm Bill? Member of Congress Earl Blumenauer of Oregon has issued a report – Growing Opportunities: Reforming the Farm Bill …
Struggles Of Growing Organic-Certified Asian Produce In Southern California
Editor’s Note: The UC Food Observer shares content with our media partners at KCET in Southern California. We’re delighted to share this excerpt from a #longread by Clarissa Wei, which appears as part …
Master Gardener Conference opens to public, #ClimateChange news, more
Longer days of summer = more time to read and more time to garden. ICYMI, some #goodreads, an important video…and an invitation to register for an amazing statewide gardening conference …
Cover crops deliver bee forage
In a previous guest post for UC Food Observer, I quoted my FarmLab message to third graders: “Crops’ are what we grow for people, and ‘cover crops’ are what we …
This week is nearly a wrap. I hope it’s been a good one. Looking forward to the weekend, some #goodreads and #goodlistens, ICYMI. Gardening Resources Wanting to work in the …
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 …
It is summer and the farmers markets are in full swing around the United States. Crispy carrots, beets in jewel tones and multicolored radishes are just some of the local …