…new buying opportunities. As demand spikes during the fall festival season for specialty and high-value foods such as chocolates, nuts, dried and fresh fruits, cakes, confectionary items and fruit juices,…
Help for Low-Income Families to Purchase Fruits and Veggies
…fresh fruit and vegetables is matched with coupons to purchase an equivalent value of local fresh fruits and vegetables from their grocer, grower at a farmers’ market or Community Supported…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…fruits, vegetables and nuts through #TryItTuesdays and #FindYourFavoriteFridays was intriguing, and Cates made it sound practical. She explained how she used fresh produce to not only give students a taste…
Rooftop Wheat
…for those wanting their very own fruits and vegetables. But one architectural firm in Chicago that has a 5-thousand-square foot rooftop garden took it a step further, you might say…
Gardens Good for Climate
…Ours. Gardens Good for Climate Having a back yard can be good for climate change. Researchers from U-C Santa Barbara discovered that for every kilogram of vegetables you grow yourself,…
California Ag Leads Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…specialty crops, defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). “This is essential funding that the USDA provides each year through the Farm Bill,”…
More Than $62.5 Million to Support Specialty Crop Production
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced over $62.5 million in grants to support farmers growing fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops, also known…
Kids Gardening
…for “fruits and vegetables.” More than 13-hundred college students took part in the survey that looked at their fruit and vegetable intake and compared it with whether the student had…
Pumpkin: Background & Statistics
…farm prices: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Vegetables. Data provided only for top six States. According to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, these States accounted for approximately 50…
Technical Review Committee Members Wanted
…SCBGP is a competitive solicitation process designed to enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including…
Demand for Brussels sprouts is booming
…company sends the vegetables all over the United States and into Canada; others find their way onto cruise ships sailing out of Florida. Harreld said her company has been able…
Agri View: World Record Veggies
Everett Griner talks about world record vegetables in today’s Agri View. World Records I finally got a new list of world record vegetables. The list doesn’t include as much as…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…National Academy of Medicine. The meals feature more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and low-fat milk. Many of these items can be locally-sourced through farm to school programs….
Food Waste
…to emphasize some of the vegetables can be replanted. Also, if they can’t use everything or if they have scraps left over, then they can compost. She’s hoping to educate…