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Future looks bright at UC Ag Field Day
Posted 2/24/2015 - More than 3,500 FFA and 4-H high school students from California and surrounding states will gather on March 6 and 7 at UC Davis for the annual Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Field Day. The smart, passionate youth will compete in two dozen...

New Valentine’s Day trends are good for kids
Posted 2/12/2015 - At some point in the last few decades, Valentine's Day in elementary schools ceased to be about sharing heart-felt sentiments on simple paper cards. It turned into a candy fest. Now, with growing attention to the obesity crisis and increasing rate of...

Tomatillos add Mexican flavor to California gardens
Posted 2/11/2015 - With spring quickly approaching, it is the ideal time to plan a summer garden in California. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and squash are common and relatively easy to grow. But gardening veterans and rookies alike may want to add some ethnic flavor by...

More reason to eat your legumes
Posted 2/9/2015 - The farmers who first introduced Missoula, Montana-native Liz Carlisle to the revolution taking place deep in her home state's grain belt were a diverse group that included lefty liberals, fundamentalist Christians, and freewheeling libertarians. But...

Edible Education course draws a crowd
Posted 2/2/2015 - The Edible Education 101 course at UC Berkeley kicked off Jan. 26 with big-name excitement: an auditorium packed with students, the buzz of a public live-streamed audience and luminaries tackling the timely topic of food. Not just what we eat, but also...