Center for Agroecology (CFA)
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Fundraising campaign for apprenticeship housing succeeds
The Grow a Farmer campaign to raise funds for permanent apprenticeship housing at the UCSC Farm was a success.
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New Campus Food Guide available
The fourth edition of the Campus Food Guide offers the campus community a wealth of information on food-related issues.
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UCSC Farm & Garden’s Annual Spring Plant Sale features “victory garden” crops
The Farm & Garden’s annual Spring Plant Sale features food crops for home gardens.
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Chez Panisse and others rally to support UCSC’s Grow a Farmer Campaign
Chez Panisse and others are hosting benefits during the month of May to support the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture
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Sale of fresh organic produce begins June 3
Berry lovers will celebrate the opening on Tuesday, June 3, of the UCSC Farm’s Market Cart at the base of campus.
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Sign up for fresh, organic produce from the UCSC Farm
The UCSC Farm is enrolling members in this year’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. By purchasing a “share” of the season’s harvest, members receive a box of fresh-picked, organic fruits and vegetables every week for 22 weeks.
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UCSC Farm & Garden publishes new cookbook
The UCSC Farm & Garden has published Volume 2 of Fresh from the Farm & Garden: Seasonal Recipes for Busy Cooks, with 217 recipes featuring fruits, vegetables, and herbs that highlight the bounty of fresh local produce.
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Patricia Allen named director of Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Patricia Allen has been named director of UCSC’s Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) by Social Sciences Dean Sheldon Kamieniecki.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates 40 years of leadership in sustainable agriculture and organic farming
Decades before Wal-Mart began selling organic food, a charismatic Englishman and a group of students transformed a brush-covered hillside at the University of California, Santa Cruz, into a lush garden where vegetables and flowers were grown without chemi