News Wrap: Gardening Resources, #JBFA Award Winners And More
Here’s a short wrap for your reading/listening pleasure. It’s Spring: Get Your Garden Going With These Helpful Resources I love to get out in the garden. My favorite go-to resource …
News Wrap: Gardening Resources, #JBFA Award Winners And More
Here’s a short wrap for your reading/listening pleasure. It’s Spring: Get Your Garden Going With These Helpful Resources I love to get out in the garden. My favorite go-to resource …
Women used their work on the land to press for suffrage
March is Women’s History Month. There is a great deal to celebrate about women’s history…including women’s work on the land. However, we have so much more work do on that …
#ThomasFire: New Insights, Information, Resources
Editor’s Note: Like thousands of other residents of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, my family fled as the Thomas Fire roared over the hill toward our home. We were so very fortunate, but many of …
The (NeverEnding) #drought story, farm dogs reprise and more
Today I’m turning away from book writing to blogging. It’s a nice change! Here are some important #goodreads (and looks) on a range of topics: drought, climate change, pastoral writing …
Building a More Inclusive Campus Food System
In this guest blog post, you’ll learn about the Community Table Project at the UC Davis Student Farm, a new effort that’s addressing campus food insecurity and starting an important dialogue …
Q&A with John T. Edge, author of “The Potlikker Papers”
John T. Edge is a preeminent food and cultural scholar whose work focuses on the modern South. He serves as director of the Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA), a membership-based organization …
News Wrap: Cuba (organic or starve?), “Agrihoods”, climate reporting, more
There are so many terrific food and agricultural pieces out now. I’m taking a *break* from book writing to share a few of my favorite pieces with you. The …
WWI and WWII food conservation efforts hold valuable lessons
Editor’s Note: This post also appears on the Center for a Livable Future’s blog (CLF, based at Johns Hopkins University). Check there often for fresh ideas about a healthy food system…and …
The Hollywood Farmers Market: Then and Now
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 Julie Wolfson. It’s about the Hollywood Farmers …
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 …