November 9, 2019
Roughly 1.6 million Californians are not getting help from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh, even though they are eligible.
October 1, 2019
The new podcast, Unfold looks at how food waste and food loss contribute to the challenges of feeding a growing global population.
September 27, 2019 | Rich Ibarra
Growers are using such techniques as flying drones over orchards and fields, satellites to measure their crops, and collars for dairy cows to monitor their nutritional needs.
September 24, 2019
Frank Fat’s has a storied history in Sacramento. From its origins in the Great Depression to this year’s 80th anniversary celebration, Frank Fat’s has fed many and also seen political deals struck. Lina Fat shares her perspective on this history.
August 29, 2019 | Bob Moffitt
The chef, who opened her namesake Italian restaurant in Midtown in 1986, died Thursday morning at her home in Sacramento.
July 31, 2019
A Trump administration proposal would cut food stamps to 3.1 million Americans. That could hit hard in California, a state where both the cost of living and the minimum wage are on the rise.
July 19, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Activated charcoal is popping up on restaurant menus across California, but doctors say it’s not as healthy as it’s made out to be.
July 18, 2019
(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key legal challenge to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, saying environmental groups had failed to prove that a ban was warranted.
June 18, 2019 | Rich Ibarra
California grows 80% of the world’s almond supply, and India is the state’s biggest customer. The tariff increase comes on the heels of China increasing its retaliatory tariff on almonds last year.
June 5, 2019 | Randol White
A spokesperson with Impossible Foods says supply problems are hitting everyone.
Food and Sustainability NEWS
November 11, 2019
In her new book, Charlotte Druckman asks over 100 female chefs and food writers if there are any words or phrases they wish people would stop using to describe them. One word was a bit of a surprise.
November 10, 2019
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Bon Appetit wine editor Marissa Ross about sexual harassment in the high-end wine industry.
November 8, 2019
More lower-alcohol, lower-calorie beers are being marketed as part of an active lifestyle, and are even being offered after long runs or sporting events. But scientists say to be wary.
November 7, 2019
With the Kincaid Fire in Northern California contained, wineries in Sonoma County are reopening, hopeful that this year's vintage wasn't affected by the blaze.
November 7, 2019
Right now anyone with campus parking fines can reduce or cover the cost with good old PB & J . The donated peanut butter and jelly will go to students in need.
