May 21, 2019 | Rich Ibarra
Rain can seep into the cherries at the stem and cause the fruit to split as the cherry swells, making the fruit unmarketable.
May 21, 2019 | Julia Mitric
A law legalizing "micro-enterprise kitchens" in California went into effect in January, but counties must opt-in. Starting in June, home cooks in Riverside will be able to apply for a permit to sell up to 60 home-cooked meals a week.
May 8, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom's administration is moving to ban a contentious pesticide that's widely used in agriculture. The federal government was set to do so nationwide under President Obama but has changed course under President Trump.
May 6, 2019 | Julia Mitric
The funding will go to 36 food banks, local agencies and companies that work to get surplus food to those who need it instead of letting it end up in California’s waste stream.
May 1, 2019 | Randol White
Currently, very little barley is grown in California when you compare it to how much barley we consume. But now, the craft beer industry is working with scientists at UC Davis to change that.
.jpg&width=480 "In this Aug. 17, 2016, file photo, a farm worker trims grape vines in a vineyard in Clarksburg, Calif.")
April 30, 2019
A report by the California Farm Bureau showed that almost six out of 10 farmers were unable to hire all the workers they needed at some point in the past 5 years.
April 24, 2019 | Julia Mitric
A bill that would put more organic food on school lunch trays in California is working its way through the Legislature. It would launch a $2 million pilot program to help a handful of school districts purchase organic foods from California growers.
March 25, 2019 | Ezra David Romero
You might double check the brand before you slice into one. Some of the state’s avocados are being recalled. All the avocados in question have a yellow and green oval-shaped sticker with a black barcode.
March 21, 2019 | Julia Mitric
Growers who want to apply restricted pesticides must get a permit from a county agricultural commissioner. Those officials are required to consider safer alternatives. But that’s not happening, according to a new study from UCLA researchers.
February 28, 2019
(AP) — Californians lost out on more than $300 million in recycling deposits in 2018 because it's increasingly difficult to find a place to recycle bottles and cans.
Food and Sustainability NEWS
May 26, 2019
Alcohol-free cocktails are growing more popular as millennials and health seekers pare back their drinking habits. Washington, D.C., bartender Derek Brown shares a few craft recipes ripe for summer.
May 26, 2019
From pre-Incan to Viking-inspired to a George Washington porter, these beer scientists devote their resources toward re-creating age-old flavors. And sometimes that leads to some sticky situations.
May 24, 2019
Though a new study shows that eating unprocessed food is healthier, home-cooked meals require resources that food experts take for granted, such as money and time, the authors of a new book argue.
May 23, 2019
Confusion over whether a food is still safe to eat after its "sell by" or "use before" date accounts for about 20% of food waste in U.S. homes, the FDA says. The new wording aims to clear that up.
May 23, 2019
Protesting workers were joined by Democratic presidential hopefuls in some of the 13 cities where employees staged rallies against low pay and the company's handling of alleged sexual harassment.
