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http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-urban-agriculture-law-20131003,0,3253879.story SAN FRANCISCO – Sandwiched between rows of homes in the fog-kissed Mission Terrace neighborhood, Little City Gardens provides salad greens and fresh-cut flowers to local restaurants from what was once a weedy vacant lot. Like many of California’s urban … Continue reading →

Read the original story from the Washington Post Hunkered down in a converted shipping container stationed in a San Francisco parking lot, three young entrepreneurs are tinkering with the DNA of ordinary plants in the hopes of being able to … Continue reading →

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-032 As part of the ongoing effort to ensure that California is prepared for the impacts of climate change, the Climate Change Consortium for Specialty Crops has produced a report, Climate Change Consortium for Specialty Crops – Impacts and Strategies for Resilience, which identifies recommendations … Continue reading →

This is a reprise post from our Growing California video series. Apple Hill is now open for its annual fall run in El Dorado County.

News release from Lund University in Sweden: A Lund University research team has made an astounding discovery – bees have a battery of healthy bacteria in their honey stomach that protects them. Giving these lactic acid bacteria back to bees … Continue reading →

As we work together to embrace a future that will require a substantial increase in food production while using fewer natural resources, it is critical that we look for new ways to emphasize the importance of sustainability, which we define … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/business/media/a-magazine-for-farm-to-table.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY HUDSON, N.Y. — When a fledgling magazine gets former President Bill Clinton to contribute an article, you would think he would be featured on the cover. But the cover model for the current issue of the quarterly Modern … Continue reading →

In returning to California after three days in Vietnam, I’m greatly impressed by the potential the market has for California as well as the commitment of the Vietnamese government to farmers; trade; and climate change, mitigation and adaptation. During my … Continue reading →

  http://www.shanghaidaily.com/Business/finance/California-dreaming-in-Shanghai/shdaily.shtml To further bolster business ties between China and California in the United States, California Week was opened in Shanghai (last week), (at) which (there is) an exhibit at the city’s downtown Yandang Road of the best agricultural and … Continue reading →

I am pleased to have the opportunity to return to Asia this week on a trade mission along with ten California companies looking to establish stronger relationships in the region. One of our first stops was the California-China Office of … Continue reading →