Troubled Waters: Farmers and Scientists Work Together to Save Oysters
Terry Sawyer is on a mission to rescue oysters from newly hostile seas. Sawyer has been farming these briny bivalves for almost 30 years in Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco, at Hog Island Oyster...
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Organic Pioneers Reflect on 40 Years of CCOF
At a number of farmers markets in California, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) signs are a familiar sight, assuring shoppers that the farm’s practices meet national organic standards. This...
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Uncertain Future for California Oysters
“We’ve had so many people come up to us and say, ‘I heard you’re closing,’” says Terry Sawyer, co-owner of Hog Island Oyster Co. “There’s just a lot of misunderstanding about what’s going on.” Despite...
View ArticleCalifornia Chefs Join Together to Fight Fracking
Chez Pannise chefs Alice Waters and Jerome Waag yesterday launched a chefs’ petition urging their colleagues to take a stand against fracking in California. Working in collaboration with Food &...
View ArticleAmidst Severe Winter Drought, California Farmers Ask: Is This the New Normal?
Farmers across California are among the first to feel the effects of the worst drought the state has seen in almost four decades. Mandated cutbacks in water distributions, along with depletion in...
View ArticleA History of Drought in California: Learning From the Past, Looking to the...
Last Friday, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that no water would be delivered [PDF] this year from the State Water Project to its twenty-nine public water agency...
View ArticleHealdsburg Shed Houses Farmers’ Best and Food for Thought
“An agrarian mind begins with the love of the fields and ramifies in good farming, good cooking, and good eating.” –Wendell Berry Cindy Daniel and her husband Doug Lipton have taken Berry’s words to...
View ArticleGrower Social: The Farmer’s Guild
If you find yourself at a Farmer’s Guild meeting, you’re as likely to find a date as you are a tractor. With seven chapters across Northern California, the Guild has become the “it” destination for...
View ArticleCalifornia Falls Short When Helping Farmers Save Water
California’s ongoing drought is expected to have a devastating impact on Central Valley agriculture this year, to the tune of $1.7 billion and 14,500 jobs lost. Even at the start of the summer, farmers...
View ArticlePlan Global, Eat Local: U.C.’s Food Initiative Starts on Campus
It’s rare that a university system commits to solving a social issue on a global scale. That’s why the University of California’s recently announced U.C. Global Food Initiative could mark a critical...
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Troubled Waters: Farmers and Scientists Work Together to Save Oysters
Terry Sawyer is on a mission to rescue oysters from newly hostile seas. Sawyer has been farming these briny bivalves for almost 30 years in Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco, at Hog Island Oyster...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Organic Pioneers Reflect on 40 Years of CCOF
At a number of farmers markets in California, California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) signs are a familiar sight, assuring shoppers that the farm’s practices meet national organic standards. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Uncertain Future for California Oysters
“We’ve had so many people come up to us and say, ‘I heard you’re closing,’” says Terry Sawyer, co-owner of Hog Island Oyster Co. “There’s just a lot of misunderstanding about what’s going on.” Despite...
View ArticleCalifornia Chefs Join Together to Fight Fracking
Chez Pannise chefs Alice Waters and Jerome Waag yesterday launched a chefs’ petition urging their colleagues to take a stand against fracking in California. Working in collaboration with Food &...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Amidst Severe Winter Drought, California Farmers Ask: Is This the New Normal?
Farmers across California are among the first to feel the effects of the worst drought the state has seen in almost four decades. Mandated cutbacks in water distributions, along with depletion in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A History of Drought in California: Learning From the Past, Looking to the...
Last Friday, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that no water would be delivered [PDF] this year from the State Water Project to its twenty-nine public water agency...
View ArticleHealdsburg Shed Houses Farmers’ Best and Food for Thought
“An agrarian mind begins with the love of the fields and ramifies in good farming, good cooking, and good eating.” –Wendell Berry Cindy Daniel and her husband Doug Lipton have taken Berry’s words to...
View ArticleGrower Social: The Farmer’s Guild
If you find yourself at a Farmer’s Guild meeting, you’re as likely to find a date as you are a tractor. With seven chapters across Northern California, the Guild has become the “it” destination for...
View ArticleCalifornia Falls Short When Helping Farmers Save Water
California’s ongoing drought is expected to have a devastating impact on Central Valley agriculture this year, to the tune of $1.7 billion and 14,500 jobs lost. Even at the start of the summer, farmers...
View ArticlePlan Global, Eat Local: U.C.’s Food Initiative Starts on Campus
It’s rare that a university system commits to solving a social issue on a global scale. That’s why the University of California’s recently announced U.C. Global Food Initiative could mark a critical...
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