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CalFresh at the UC's

May 1, 2018
CalFresh is a state funded program that provides benefits to low-income state residents in buying groceries every month. People that benefit from this program are eligible to receive up to $192 per month for groceries.
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Hawau Bojuwon
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Names in the News

May 1, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Bojuwon named NFCS advisor for Kern County Hawau Bojuwon joined UC ANR on March 26, 2018, as a UCCE area nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor in Kern County.
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Paul and Molly Dinner Bell Farm
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“Letters from a Young Farmer”: Beginning Farming -Part 2

April 30, 2018
It is the time of year when most people with any interest in the outdoors begin thinking about planting something. The last blog post introduced local farmer, Paul Glowaski co-owner of Dinner Bell Farm, as he reflects on the challenges of starting a farm in the foothills.
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From left, Julia Rowe, Marjorie Duske, Keith Gilless, Kathryn Uhrich, Mike Mellano, Dina Moore, Glenda Humiston, Anne Megaro and Keith Nathaniel visited congressional offices in March to brief lawmakers and staffers on the latest UC ANR research.
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ANR briefs California congressional members on ag research

March 29, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
VP Glenda Humiston, AVP Wendy Powers and several UC ANR representatives visited more than 30 congressional offices in March to brief lawmakers and staffers on the latest agriculture and natural resources research and outreach benefiting Californians.
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Fun facts, continued

March 18, 2018
Ready for more fun facts? Recall that the sense of taste and the sense of smell are tightly related. Skeptical? Try the following at home. Obtain a bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans, mixed flavors.
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Margaret Bishop (right) and Arianna Khieninson (left) stand behind a table of fresh foods for sale
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UC Santa Cruz Produce Pop-Up

March 15, 2018
In this post James Lande, a UC Santa Cruz undergraduate and Produce Pop-up coordinator, gives us the inside scoop on an exciting student-led initiative: The Food Systems Working Group (FSWG), anchored within the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) provides a space for the stu...
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Reexamining the Definition of Sustainability

March 2, 2018
When I hear the word environmentalism, I think of the mainstream (white, male-dominated) narrative that is associated with visiting National Parks and the great outdoors, and signing the World Wildlife Fund's petitions to save rare species on the planet.
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Da frutos la iniciativa latina de 4-H

February 13, 2018
By Ricardo A Vela
Para ms de 200 adolescentes en California, incluyendo 45 latinos, el ltimo fin de semana de enero fue el escenario de una experiencia nica, llena de actividades fsicas y talleres que les ayudarn a construir un futuro exitoso.
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