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California elderberries have rich benefits for farms and diets

WebCalifornia elderberries have rich benefits for farms and diets By Jeannette Wernart, UC ANR Originally posted Oct 1, 2019: https://ucanr.edu/News/?routeName=newsstory

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Soil Health Principles and Practices in Organic Farms

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What is Sustainable Agriculture

WebPractitioners of sustainable agriculture seek to integrate three main objectives into their work: a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. Every person involved in the food system—growers, food processors, …

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Farm to Hospital Evaluations and Case Studies

WebUC SAREP has evaluated existing farm to hospital programs in California to provide insight to start-up programs to help navigate the farm to hospital landscape. Publications: Institutional Procurement of Regionally-Grown Crops: Learning Lessons …

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Teaching Soil Health

WebPrinciples and Practices to Build Soil Health Workshop Curriculum Who this curriculum is for: This curriculum outline is geared toward agricultural extension professionals to lead workshops for agricultural producers for assessing and developing …

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Nutrition and Food Systems Education

WebFood and nutrition education has a critical role in enabling access to sufficient quality and quantity of foods for households and communities. Education for youth can contribute to decreasing rates of childhood nutritional deficiencies and food insecurity. …

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Food and Agricultural Employment Sustainable Agriculture …

WebAgricultural and food system employment has historically been associated with poor wages and limited access to health care options. Farm workers and agricultural laborers are commonly known for working long hours in potentially dangerous conditions. …

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Farmworker & Food Worker Well-being Sustainable Agriculture …

WebFarmworker and Food Worker Well-being We are working to promote a more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable food system in California. We work with stakeholders to develop appropriate research on farmworker and food system …

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UC awards Brodt $2M to advance soil health, climate-smart …

WebOrchard growers learn about cover crops at an almond orchard in Colusa Country. Photos by EVETT KILMARTIN . Scaling up soil health and other climate-smart agricultural practices to sequester carbon, increase water and nutrient use efficiency, …

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Soil Nutrient Management

WebSoil nutrient management is defined by the USDA as managing the application of commercial fertilizers, manure, amendments, and organic by-products to agricultural landscapes as a source of plant nutrients. A common framework for …

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Sustainable Agriculture …

WebThe Integrated Pest Management (IPM) method can be used to manage pests in urban, agricultural, or natural areas. The focus of the strategy is to implement a combination of management techniques that are selected to minimize the extent of …

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Conservation tillage

WebConservation tillage, or minimum tillage, is a broadly defined practice that includes no-till, strip till, ridge till, and mulch till systems. These techniques maintain plant residues on at least 30% of the soil surface after tillage activities. When compared to …

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Urban Agriculture Impacts: Social, Health, and Economic: An …

Webtwenty community garden programs in upstate NY to identify characteristics that were useful to promote community development and health promotion.

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Community food system resources Sustainable Agriculture …

WebA sustainable community food system is a collaborative network that integrates sustainable food production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste management in order to enhance the environmental, economic and social health of a …

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Addressing Food Insecurity Sustainable Agriculture Research

WebAddressing Food Insecurity. Food insecurity has been defined as the “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.”. Food insecurity has been …

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UC SAREP funds 8 sustainable food and farming projects

WebThe UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems 2024-25 Small Grants Program. Funds from this grant program are provided for planning, …

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