Thinking about peaches ––
Oh Spring! You have descended upon us this past week, gracing field, hillside, and human spirit with the seduction of warmth and days that stretch out like a cat after a long slumber. This year your have been away longer than normal – the cold and rain of January, February and early March now all but forgotten wi [...]
News From the Farm
Thinking about peaches ––
Oh Spring! You have descended upon us this past week, gracing field, hillside, and human spirit with the seduction of warmth and days that stretch out like a cat after a long slumber. This year your have been away longer than normal – the cold and rain of January, February and early March now all but forgotten wi [...]
Patio29 Twin Mischief Rum
Yes, we will make rum!
Few people know the historical importance of rum in this country. The increased taxing of it ignited our revolution against, and independence from, England and motivated our young county’s conversion to grain spirits.
Rum has its own classification under U.S. regulations: “an alcoholic distillate from the fermented ju [...]
Sheep Shearing – San Bernardino...
Date: March 17, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Contact: 951-845-1151, info@hsresort.com Sponsor: Highland Springs Ranch & Inn | 123 Farm Location: 123 FARM 10600 HIGHLAND SPRINGS AVE., CHERRY VALLEY, CA 92223
Workday and Barn Dance – Pescad...
Date: March 16, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Contact: (650) 879-0995, programs@pieranch.org Sponsor: Pie Ranch Location: 2080 Cabrillo Hwy Pescadero, CA 94060
Spring Harvest Festival – Tanak...
Date: March 16, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Contact: 949.653.2100, info@tanakafarms.com Sponsor: Tanaka Farm Location: 5380 3/4 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
Inland Mendocino California Naturalis...
Dates: March 13, 2019 – May 18, 2019
Time: 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Contact: Hannah Bird (707) 744 1424 ext 105 hbird@ucanr.edu Sponsor: Hopland Research and Extension Center Address: 4070 University Road, Hopland Research and Extension Center
Weekly Specials 3/13/19
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News From the Farm
Shhhh… don’t let anyone know but I love my job. I love our farm, I love all the people I work with, I love going to the farmers markets, I feel blessed to be able to help each day to make this farm productive and beautiful. I feel good about what I do everyday. I believe in my life and work each morning when I awake and even more so when I f [...]
Growing Innovation in Biologicals, By...
Published in Women in Agribusiness WIA Quarterly Journal Volume 5, Issue 2 | March, 2019
Wherever I travel around the globe, whether it is in China, Guatemala, Brazil, Europe, or the U.S., I have witnessed consumers, especially young people, expressing their desire for more information and transparency about how crops are grown and how their [...]
Making the case for fruits and vegeta...
Why do you love fruits and vegetables? Is it their bright colors? Their many shapes and varieties, the way they can makeover your plate with the seasons? The opportunity to taste local terroir in a very fresh bite of fruit or forkful of salad?
Is it more about the juiciness, crunchiness or succulence?
Or do you think more about nutrition? Abo [...]
Eating healthy on a limited budget is...
The affordability of healthy food is often cited as a barrier to low-income families eating nutritious meals. A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior found that with menu planning and access to stores selling items in bulk, the average daily cost for serving healthy meals to a family of four was $25 in 2010 do [...]
Weekly Specials 3/6/19
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March Blog
Run for the Board 2019 is soon upon us. If leadership, democracy, and cooperativeness are your strengths, you might be a good candidate to run for the Board of Directors at the Davis Food Coop. Being on the board is where you get to collaborate and work with others who share a love and vision for our thriving food Co-op.
This year we have thr [...]
News From the Farm
At a time like this, when the weather is in the news, Californians may have a hard time holding their own in a weather conversation with the rest of the country. I was talking to a friend who lives in Okoboji Iowa and they have been shoveling snow for the entire month of February. I think she said that they have 2 feet of snow on the groun [...]
Winter Transition
Farm News
This is the month when winter transitions to spring, but I certainly cannot feel it. Skies are clear. Grass is green, and the fruit trees are thinking about breaking their buds into flowers but it is too cold. The early morning ice on my windshield and the sheets of ice on the puddles are holding onto winter.
By midday, I am rem [...]
Winter Transition
Farm News
This is the month when winter transitions to spring, but I certainly cannot feel it. Skies are clear. Grass is green, and the fruit trees are thinking about breaking their buds into flowers but it is too cold. The early morning ice on my windshield and the sheets of ice on the puddles are holding onto winter.
By midday, I am rem [...]
Weekly Specials 2/27/19
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U.S. honey industry contributes more ...
The U.S. honey industry is thriving, according to a new study from the University of California Agricultural Issues Center (AIC). The research found that the U.S. honey industry in 2017 was responsible for more than 22,000 jobs and its total economic output was $4.74 billion. Total economic output includes direct effect, such as workers hired [...]
News From the Farm
Almond Festival wood-fired pizza at the Rumsey Hall last Sunday –
I’ve been an intern at Full Belly for over one Full Belly year. Today I’m going to take this opportunity to share with you a sneak peek into what it means to be an intern at this very unique place, as I reflect on my experience and what I’ve learned.
First I’ll b [...]
Capay Valley Almond Festival – ...
Date: February 24, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Contact: (530) 787-3242, espartoregionalchamber@gmail.com Sponsor: Esparto Regional Chamber of Commerce Location: Madison, Esparto, Capay, Brooks, Guinda and Rumsey, CA on CA Highway 16
Agrarian Lovers Ball – Davis
Date: February 23, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Contact: evan@farmersguild.org Sponsor: The Farmer's Guild Location: 646 A St, Davis, CA
Saturday at the Farm – Sacramen...
Date: February 23, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Contact: (916) 363-9685 Sponsor: Soil Born Farms Location: 2140 Chase Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Love on the Farm: Mary and Joe
Joe started working for Farm Fresh To You over a decade ago, and shortly after starting with us, he brought his wife Mary on board. Joe will be celebrating 11 years as a delivery driver this May and Mary, our Route Delivery Operations Manager – the mastermind of our logistics department, will be celebrating 9 years in June.
Joe and M [...]
Weekly Specials 2/20/2019
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