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Celebrating Watermelon Day at the State Capitol

What better way to savor the taste of summer than to enjoy delicious California grown watermelon.  I took this opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication of CDFA employees in protecting California agriculture and assisting our farmers and ranchers … Continue reading

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Secretary Ross, CDFA Unveil “Planting Seeds” Blog

Welcome to Planting Seeds, CDFA’s new blog about food and farming! The people of CDFA are engaged in a wide variety of programs that help us protect the food supply and natural resources of California. We plan to use Planting Seeds to … Continue reading

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Toward a Community-based Food System

Lessons from an inspiring morning in Sacramento Representatives of 17 of California’s 22 community-based food system organizations gathered at CDFA headquarters in Sacramento last week to spend a few hours with me and Secretary Diana Dooley from the California Health … Continue reading

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