California’s plan to provide food assistance to undocumented residents leaves some out
June 14, 2022
California will offer food assistance to undocumented people over 55. Advocates want more. They say younger people need help, too.
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Interview: Here’s what you need to know about community fridges in Sacramento
April 1, 2022 | Randol White
If you’ve seen community refrigerators around the city of Sacramento, you may be wondering what they’re all about. Here’s what you need to know.
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Getting healthy, nutritious foods to California students isn’t easy. First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is making it her priority issue.
March 21, 2022 | Janelle Salanga | Manola Secaira
The state is working to track progress on efforts to serve students healthier food, and a new “farm-to-school road map for success” report is putting the spotlight on youth food insecurity and literacy.
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Interview: Where Sacramento stands on California's new food waste recycling program
March 15, 2022 | Randol White
Erin Treadwell spoke with us about a yet-to-be fully implemented California law that requires all residents and businesses to separate food waste from other trash.
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Interview: Celebrity chef Martin Yan on his large cookbook donation to UC Davis
February 4, 2022 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez
Host of Yan Can Cook, chef Martin Yan recently donated 3,000 cookbooks he amassed over his long career to UC Davis, where he earned multiple degrees.
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Without guidance from Sacramento county health officials, restaurants take individual approaches to worker safety amid omicron surge
January 13, 2022 | Sarah Mizes-Tan
Sacramento County announced that they would not be enforcing measures for businesses during this surge. Some Sacramento restaurants have closed for an extended break; others continue indoor dining.
Increasing access to food assistance and locally-grown produce in the Sacramento region could be key to improving food system, new report says
December 6, 2021 | Janelle Salanga
The 2021 Sacramento Region Food System Action Plan outlines recommendations for the infrastructure and funding changes needed to offer more equitable, healthy and accessible food for people living in the Sacramento region.
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Thousands of farmworkers will get pay raises thanks to a lawsuit
December 5, 2021
Guest farmworkers will see pay increases in 2022 thanks to a lawsuit to stop a Trump-era wage freeze. President Trump proposed the freeze in an attempt to help farmers who lost profit and fallowed land during the pandemic shutdown in 2020.
Rethinking the holidays: Sacramento urban farmers look beyond ‘food as charity’
November 23, 2021 | Manola Secaira
In the world of food banks, efforts in the colder months double up to accommodate food drives during the holidays. But those holidays aren’t the main focus for all Sacramentans.
New cooking classes, student gardens at Sacramento elementary school aim to address food insecurity
November 5, 2021 | Janelle Salanga
The cooking school will open to the public in spring 2022 and is part of a continued effort by Sacramento City Unified School District to combat food insecurity and improve student health.
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Portland company introduces fried chicken ice cream
June 27, 2022
One Portland, Ore., company has scooped the competition with a new twist on some old summertime picnic standards and turned them into flavors of ice cream.
San Francisco restaurant makes pizzas using upcycled ingredients
June 22, 2022
The USDA says as much as 40% of the U.S. food supply goes to waste. Shuggie's Trash Pie makes pizzas using ugly and discarded ingredients like pig trotters, bruised fruit and wilted greens.
Daily Harvest recalls a lentil dish after customers report food poisoning online
June 22, 2022
Users on social media reported experiences of nausea, vomiting and liver damage after consuming the dish.
New Hampshire distillery makes whiskey from invasive crab species
June 20, 2022
The bourbon is steeped with tiny green crabs considered a threat to New England's eco-system.
Turkey and the Wolf chef Mason Hereford amps up familiar recipes in new cookbook
June 18, 2022
Mason Hereford, owner and chef of the Turkey and the Wolf restaurant in New Orleans, has made his mark in the food world by infusing regional favorites with refined touches.
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