sustainability

FruitGuys Donations are Backbone of Some Food Pantries

By Pia Hinckle on

In a year when more people continued to struggle with less, The FruitGuys GoodWorks program responded to the realities of the continuing hard economy by making micro-loans to farmers; increasing …

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Reflecting on Summer

By Jeff Main on

By Jeff Main of Good Humus Produce, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop It seems like a long time since I’ve had a chance to touch bases with all of you, as a matter of fact, it has been a long …

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Health Per Acre

By Judith Redmond on

By Judith Redmond of Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Despite heavy rain, a surprisingly large group of people turned out for the Full Belly Open Farm Day. While we couldn’t …

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Food Grade Plastic Guide: Keep Your Kitchen Safe & Healthy

By Rebecca Taggart on

In our last blog about kitchen plastics, we discussed the health risks of chemicals like Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates in kitchen items. It's clear we need to be careful when choosing our kitchen …

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Tale of a Scientist Farmer

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Ed Magee spends his days thinking about sunlight. When he isn’t working on his  38-acre orchard of white peaches and nectarines in Vernalis, California, he’s in a  lab studying the energy of …

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The Lessons of Nature

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

When we look for lessons in life, it’s not often that we can say: “Hey, check with the slime mold.” However, in The New York Times science section, there was a story about how researchers in Japan …

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