Cultivating Resilience
In fire-stricken Maui, sustainable land management is key to avoiding future disasters.
California Leads the Way in Low-Carbon School Lunches
Public schools in the Golden State are encouraging climate-conscious consumption.
What Climate Change Means For California Dairy
Epic flooding in the Central Valley exposes the nation’s largest dairy region’s vulnerability to climate change.
Reaping Efficiency from Above
The newest crop of drones promises farmers greater sustainability and autonomy, while drawing interested newcomers into the field.
Shaking up the Spice Trade
A former chef is heating up the Anderson Valley by growing Espelette peppers — a rarity in the typically large-scale, commodity spice trade.
Squeezing the Most Out of California’s Water Supply
As agriculture withers amid an ever-warming climate, a flexible approach to water management may help cushion the blow.
Could e-Tractors Revolutionize Farming?
An emerging fleet of whisper-silent and emissions-free tractors promises to unhitch growers from the burdens of conventional farming, far beyond its reliance on fossil fuels.
Calculating New Options for Shrinking Rice Fields
Calculating New Options for Shrinking Rice Fields
One City’s Waste Is Also Its Lifeline
Healdsburg, in the heart of Northern California’s wine country, recycles 350 million gallons of effluent annually and gives it away for free.
Tamping Down on the Dust
Farm fallowing to save water can result in a host of unintended consequences, but the right kind of crop management can build in climate resilience.
Farming, on the Spectrum
With a new photovoltaic panel, farmers may no longer have to choose between crops and solar panels. New research is shedding light on harnessing sunshine to harvest energy and food together, taking advantage of the full light spectrum.
Milking More Value Out of Deer
From luscious desserts to high-end nutraceuticals, this novel product is helping New Zealand venison farmers squeeze a premium from their herds, while treading lightly on the land.
Harnessing the Wind, Sun and Sea for Salt
From its provenance and harvest to the hands that craft it, everything about this mineral-rich sea salt seems rooted in its Marin, California surroundings — including the artisanal price point.
Cowless Milk Is About to Get Real
By milking microbes instead of udders, precision fermentation creates the same dairy proteins produced by cows to make cheese, ice cream, and other treats that are indistinguishable from their conventional counterparts.
Stretching California’s Rice Belt
To cope with water restrictions in a drought-stricken state, the rice industry is looking to other regions to plant their future fields.
Rice Farming for Peat’s Sake
In California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, farmers are converting corn fields to rice in an effort to stop subsidence and reduce carbon emissions.
Beefing Up the Community
An innovative program at the Redwood Empire Food Bank is helping to nourish both land and community.
Spaghettoni, Sustainably
San Francisco pasta maker Joshua Felciano is putting a sustainable twist on a culinary staple.
Published in Pacific Sun and The Bohemian
Dried Out
As the drought drags on in California, it may be getting too dry, even for dry farming.
Published in Pacific Sun and The Bohemian
Chef Jose Duarte’s Spring Awakening
Despite the closure of Jose Duarte’s three restaurants during the COVID pandemic, life has never stayed too dormant for this active and loquacious chef.