Food and SustainabilityHow To Donate Healthy, Useful Foods To Your Local Food BankNovember 17, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaThere are some things to consider when donating to food banks in your area this holiday season. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Farm Academy Offers Path For Immigrants And Second Career FarmersSeptember 26, 2017 | Julia MitricThe average age of a U.S. farmer is nearly sixty. A training program based in Winters, California aims to open a path into farming for immigrants and "second career" farmers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFood Bridges Generations At 40th Annual Jewish Food FaireSeptember 7, 2017 | Cody DrabbleThe 40th Annual Jewish Food Faire returns to Congregation Beth Shalom in Carmichael. Co-Chairs Jami Goldstene and Lydia Ingrham share tasty treats and this year's theme "From Generation To Generation." They'll also discuss Solomon's Delicatessen. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezChef Alice Waters Shares Memoir "Coming To My Senses"August 29, 2017 | Jen PicardAhead of the release of legendary Chef Alice Waters' deeply personal memoir, “Coming To My Senses,” we look back at her conversation on Insight earlier this year. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFriend Of Cesar Chavez Shares Exhibit On Farm Workers At California State FairJuly 25, 2017 | Chris RemingtonMarc Grossman is the former press secretary for Cesar Chavez and current spokesman for the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the UFW. He shares stories featured in the farm worker exhibit at the California State Fair this month. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Yolo County Adopts Color-Coded Food Safety PlacardsJuly 5, 2017 | Steve MilneStarting today in Yolo County, restaurants, grocery stores, delis and other food businesses will begin displaying color-coded placards to rate food safety inspection results. It's modeled after a system Sacramento County started a decade ago. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityQuell The Heat With These Cool Summer DishesJune 23, 2017 | Julia MitricWho wants to cook when it's blazing hot? Cool your taste buds. Throw together a refreshing summer meal with these simple recipes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityRookie Farmers Get A Boost From West Sacramento Farm IncubatorApril 27, 2017 | Julia MitricNew farmers looking to launch their own business face hurdles like access to land and markets. West Sacramento Urban Farms is helping rookie growers jump-start their own farms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityAsparagus Season Brings Choices For California ShoppersApril 21, 2017 | Julia MitricAsparagus is grown in the Delta, the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast. California grows over 70 percent of the asparagus consumed in the U.S. but the state's asparagus production has declined 15 to percent annually since 2000. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Agriculture Sees 17 Percent Drop In Revenue in 2015January 31, 2017 | Amy QuintonCalifornia farms and ranches saw a nearly 17 percent drop in revenue from 2014 to 2015, according to a new review. The decrease had little to do with the drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
