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Grilled boneless chicken surrounded by broccoli, squash, corn, peas, carrots cauliflower and tomatoes on a white plate.

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Facebook Live highlights ways to find healthy foods that work for your body

April 15, 2022

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources recently held a nutrition Facebook Live webinar on how to find healthy food options that fit your lifestyle.

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Two Naio Dino robots weed a vegetable field.

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Robotics are solving water, fertilizer, labor challenges for California agriculture

April 12, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Global event in Fresno aims to drive ag robotics forward Oct. 18-20, 2022 California agriculture is under tremendous threat from drought, climate impacts and labor scarcity. New robotics and automation solutions are addressing these challenges.

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Vanessa Zajfen, wearing a hairnet and surrounded by four colleagues, holds a school lunch tray displaying a meal made with fresh produce.

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Webinars to explore local food systems and food waste

April 6, 2022

UC Thelma Hansen Fund to host online discussion of food systems April 26-28 Members of the public are invited to attend a free webinar series discussing local and regional food systems on April 26-28.

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Two women wearing facemasks stand in a garden behind trays of long green beans, bittermelon, plums, peaches and other fresh produce.

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For stress relief, food access, people turned to gardening during pandemic

March 17, 2022

More green spaces and urban farming opportunities could be helpful in future disasters People who turned to gardening during the COVID-19 pandemic did so to relieve stress, connect with others and grow their own food in hopes of avoiding the virus, according to a survey conducted by researchers at t...

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Young people take inventory of produce at their farm stand

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Youth-run garden provides 10,000 pounds of produce for San Diego families

March 10, 2022

By Michael Hsu

Fifteen-year-old Xavier knows the anger within him will never leave. I can't ever get rid of it, he said. I've always wanted to just fight for no reason; I just had an anger issue, losing my temper quick with people, added Xavier, a ninth-grader in San Diego County.

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