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Spring 2008

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This issue contains:

Dr. Preston Maring is a Local Food Hero

Teaching Young People to Care about Nature

CAFF Corner: Save Farmland to Reduce Global Warming

Camaraderie Saves Eatwell Farm During Medfly Quarantine

FARMER PROFILE: Nevermore Farm, Arbuckle

Family Farm Food Saftey Update

Students Plant Wildlife Habitat on Almond Farm

Highlight on Santa Barbara County

"Focus the Nation" Team Makes History

Humboldt's High Priorities

Capitol Report—Spring 2008

Winter 2008

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This issue contains:

The Future of Cotton Tour, 2007

CAFF Corner: Cleaner Cotton™ is Coming

Our Man in Sacramento

Helping Sacramento Valley Farmers Protect Water Quality

FARMER PROFILE: Rich Collins, Calif. Vegetable Specialities

UC Berkeley Dinner Highlights New Partnership

Bay Area Retailers Rack Up the Local Food

When Life Hands You Quarantined Tomatoes,

Make Tomato Sauce!

Highlight on Alameda County

Leafy Greens and Food Safety

Humboldt Chapter Update

Fall 2007

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This issue contains:

Food Safety Campaign

Farm to Institution

CAFF Corner: Put Your Hoes Down

California Farm Festivals

North Coast Chapter Update

Highlight on Sonoma County

Gravenstein Apples

California FarmLink

Local Food Month Events

Policy Update

FARMER PROFILE: Preston Vineyards

Pest Control Methods for Walnuts

Summer 2007

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This issue contains:

Tortilla Fiesta

Slow Food  Nation Marketplace

CAFF Corner: Food Safety?

BFBL by the Bay

Farmer Profile: John LaBoyteaux

Humboldt County Chapter Activities

Putting the "Straw" Back Into Strawberries

Spring 2007

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This issue contains:

Leafy Greens

Growers Collaborative

CAFF Corner: Dilemmas of Genetic Engineering

Policy Update

Sacramento Valley Opportunities

CAFF Action on the Farm Bill

Winter 2007

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This issue contains:

“I Didn’t Know You Could Eat These”

CAFF Corner: Food Safety & Sustainable Ag

Policy Update

FARMER PROFILE: Juan Per?z, Salinas

BFBL Expands

Growers Collaborative

Humbolt Chapter Happenings

Sustainable Cotton Project Tour

Propane Defoliator Tested

Fall 2006

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This issue contains:

Apple Growers Wary of Bill

CAFF Corner: Our Role in Policy

Policy Update

FARMER PROFILE: Goat Milk?

Family Farmers & Kaiser Permanente

Bon Appetit Buys Fresh, Buys Local

Yolo Ag Futures Saving Farmland

Summer 2006

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This issue contains:

CAFF in Humboldt County

Michael Pollan Makes us Look at What we Eat

CAFF Corner: Simple Solutions

Strawberries for My Mom

Sustainable Cotton Project

On Common Ground: Dr. Vandana Shiva

FARMER PROFILE: Glaum Egg Ranch

Hoes Down Harvest Celebration

CAFF Booth at the Santa Cruz County Fair

Spring 2006

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This issue contains:

If It's Wednesday This Must Be Brussel Sprouts

California Ag Secretary Kawamura Visits CAFF

CAFF Corner: The Future is Local

Solar Panels on the Farm

Water, Nutrient, & Pesticide Management

Latest Research plus Field Day on Cover Crops & Water Quality

Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign

Eating Locally through Winter

Special Renewable Energy Section 2006

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This section of the Spring Issue contains:

Biodiesel for California Farmers?

Biodiesel Tips for Farmers

Smart Energy Management Training

Farm Energy Publications

Clean Air USA

Winter 2005

(Ag Advocate - 635 kb)

(Farmer to Farmer- 288 kb)

This issue contains:

Turkish Cotton Production

Growers Collaborative

Welcome Anya Fernald

Policy Update

Chip Chop Shred

Sustainable Cotton Tour

Monitoring Data & Ag Waiver Workshop

Fall 2005

(Ag Advocate - 248 kb)

(Farmer to Farmer- 360 kb)

This issue contains:

Local Food Month

Fine Tuning a Cover Crop System

Strengthening Local Foodsheds

Sonoma GE- Free Initiative Heads to a Photo Finish

Policy Update

Enhancing Biological Control in Central Coast Vegetables

Pherome Mating Disruption

Summer 2005

(Ag Advocate - 248 kb)

(Farmer to Farmer - 360 kb)

This issue contains:

Smart Food, Smart Kids: Farm-to-School in Fresno

CAFF Goes to Market

Policy Update

CAFF Booth at the Santa Cruz County Fair

Homegrown Kids on the North Coast

Extending Hedgerows in California Ag

Cotton in Holland?

Pedaling for Produce

Getting Back to the Farm at Hoes Down Festival

Spring 2005

(Farmer to Farmer - 178 kb)

This issue contains:

Irrigation & Nutrient Management Meeting &

Cover Crop Field Day

Tenth Annual Moth Madness

Buy Fresh Buy Local Campaign

Farm-to-School Update

GMO, Threats for Farmers⇒

Why Family Farms Matter ⇒

Woodleaf Farm Lighthouse Beacon shining in Rancho Los Haro ⇒

Family Farming Italian Style ⇒

Flying Frog Farm Hedgerows ⇒

Current with Dairy ⇒

Peggy Adams ⇒

Marketing to Restaurants ⇒

Ventura Salad Bar Succeeds  ⇒

Executive Director's Corner ⇒

Contaminated Compost Hampers Spring Planting ⇒

Farm Management ⇒

Spanish Farm Workers ⇒

Farmland Stewardship ⇒

"Fatal Harvest" ⇒

Crunch Lunch? ⇒

State Cancels Clopryalid Herbicide ⇒

Chapter Updates ⇒

Executive Director's Corner ⇒

Which comes first: Trucker or Farmer? ⇒

Fair share for farm & food ⇒

Giving food a place ⇒

Farm-to-Table ⇒

Chip Off ⇒

Chapter Updates ⇒

The new Farmers' Market ⇒

"Cold Evil" threatens ⇒

Executive Director's Corner ⇒

To Farm: A lesson in what it means ⇒

The Food Revolution ⇒

Golden Age of Sustainable Agriculture ⇒

Buying Local ⇒

Good Bye ... Hello! ⇒

Chapter Updates ⇒

Executive Director's Corner ⇒

Healthy Food to Kids: ⇒

•  Farm to School - Ventura
•  Farm to School - Merced
•  Farm to School - Santa Cruz
•  Farm to School - Sonoma
•  Farm to School - Yolo

Marching for BIOJUSTICE ⇒

CAFF Gala ⇒

CAFF's Board⇒