Category Archives: Agricultural Education

Road Trip! “Scrumptious California Tour” shows foodies the salad bowl of the world

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Get your foodie passport ready to tour scrumptious California veggie country! With over 970 thousand acres of harvested vegetables, melons, and strawberries, the just released USDA NASS Vegetables 2017 Summary places California at a whopping $7.85 billion in vegetable production – over … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education, Agricultural Marketing, Specialty Crops | Leave a comment

California Soils Week: GrowGood community garden tour

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Strategic Growth Council Executive Director Randall Winston and other guests in the Southern California city of Bell today to tour an innovative community garden, GrowGood, that works to provide food security to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education, Food Access, Healthy soils | 2 Comments

CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork Looks Ahead to Fertile Future

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

As 2018 draws near, CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork can look back on all that happened in 2017 and know that there will be an even-stronger commitment to improving all Californians’ access to California-grown foods by working to reduce … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education, Food Access | 1 Comment

3rd annual Latino Farmer Conference to be hosted November 7 in Palm Desert

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

The third annual Growing Together Latino Farmer Conference will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Palm Desert, California. This annual conference brings together the Latino farming community, industry representatives, and advocates for sustainability and agribusinesses for a day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education | Leave a comment

California Ag education career began by selling Ag newspaper subscriptions – from Capital Press

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

By Judy L. Bedell SACRAMENTO ­— Austin Miller says that “connecting students to agriculture is more important now than ever before.” Growing up in tiny Scio, Ore., he has fond memories of spending summers on his grandparents’ ranch. He also … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education | Leave a comment

Farm-to-School: getting nutritious food to the students who need it most

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Office of Farm to Fork was created with a mandate to increase access to healthier, California grown foods by supporting sales to school programs. The office has focused considerable effort on the Farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education, Agricultural Marketing | Leave a comment

Farmworker literacy program and graduates lauded at Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation luncheon – from the Napa Valley Register

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

By Henry Lutz A decade ago, Silvia Ortiz was unemployed and desperate for work. But with scant grasp of English and unable to speak it, she remembers having to ask her then 6-year-old son: “How can I tell the winemaker … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education | Leave a comment

USDA Announces Farm to School Grant Awards – California among top recipients

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

Ten California programs receive funding to increase the availability of local foods in schools This week the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced projects selected to receive the USDA’s annual farm to school grants designed to increase the amount of local foods … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education, Food Access, Growing California, Nutrition | Leave a comment

Farms + Data: Most California farms are family-run, and farmers are aging

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

Who’s on the California farm? From 1980 to today, California’s population has grown from 23.7 million to more than 39 million. That’s up 65 percent – and the vast majority of those folks are in urban and suburban areas. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Education | Leave a comment

Photo highlights from #CalAgDay 2017

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

  Special thanks to Bob Laliberte and Robbie Chessey for their help with the photography this year.

Posted in Agricultural Education | Leave a comment