Sierra Cascade: Farming Blueberries and the Wild
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
For most of the year, Sierra Cascade Blueberry Farm seems to run itself naturally amid a diverse ecosystem of native insects, birds, and other wildlife.
Raising Minimum Wage: We’re in This Together
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
On Wednesday, food workers and other low-wage earners around the country rallied to increase the federal minimum wage to $15, which would more than double the current federal rate of $7.25 for untipped and $2.13 for tipped workers.
Making Every Drop Count
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Last week, Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order requiring urban centers to reduce their water consumption by 25%.
#WomeninAg: Words of Wisdom from Women Farmers
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
For Women’s History Month, CUESA is spotlighting women who are transforming our food system.
From Miso to Mealworms, Women Cook Up Success
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
In 2005, La Cocina was founded in San Francisco’s Mission District to meet a growing need for support of women-owned food businesses, specifically low-income women from immigrant communities and communities of color.
Debunking the Myth of “Peak Farmers Market”
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Following the release of a new USDA report titled “Trends in U.S. Local and Regional Food Systems,” food blogs erupted earlier this month with provocative headlines like “Are Farmers Market Sales Peaking?” and “Has the Farmers Market Movement Peaked?”
Do Warmer Winters Mean Less Fruit?
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Californians have been enjoying summer weather in the dead of winter, but the downside is that unseasonably warm temperatures could threaten many of our favorite foods.
Thomas Farm: Trailblazing the Organic Movement
By Brie Mazurek, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
It may be hard to imagine a time when the term “organic” was completely unregulated or when farmers markets were not a common sight in most major cities, but this was the agricultural landscape that Jerry and Jean Thomas drove boldly into when they left Los Angeles in their VW bug with a dream to farm.