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Apr 14 2012 | College of Natural Resources |
| The U.S. Farm Bill is up for reauthorization in Congress this year and California food and health advocates, including Prof. Michael Pollan, author of An Omnivore’s Dillemma, are eager to use the opportunity to shift national policy towards healthier eating, which would also benefit California farmers. While the Farm Bill doesn’t put a lot of money into programs that support healthy eating, it could do a lot more, the panelists urged. Pollan wants to see more money go to support farmers’ markets, to get healthier food into school lunch programs and to help farmers transition to organic agriculture. |
| Agroecology Report by Berkeley Professor Released Online |
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Jul 8 2011 | The Journal of Peasant Studies |
| A new article by Miguel A. Altieri & Victor Manuel Toledo, The agroecological revolution in Latin America: rescuing nature, ensuring food sovereignty and empowering peasants, was published in the Journal of Peasant Studies in July and is now available online.
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| Wild pollinators worth up to $2.4 billion to farmers, study finds |
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Jun 20 2011 | UC Berkeley News |
| California agriculture reaps $937 million to $2.4 billion per year in economic value from wild, free-living bee species that serve the critical function of pollinating crops, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, published this week in the June issue of the journal Rangelands. |
| UC Berkeley achieves sustainable seafood certification |
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Jun 20 2011 | UC Berkeley News |
| Five years after becoming the first university dining program in the country to achieve organic certification, Cal Dining at the University of California, Berkeley, has achieved another first. It is the first public university in the nation to be awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its commitment to seafood sustainability, the MSC announced today. |
| It Takes a Community of Soil Microbes to Protect Plants From Disease |
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May 5 2011 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Plants rely on a tight-knit army of soil microbes to defend themselves against pathogens, much the way mammals harbor a raft of microbes to avoid infections. The discovery, led by a Berkeley Lab team that used the PhyloChip, could help scientists develop ways to better protect the world’s food crops from devastating diseases. The scientists deciphered, for the first time, the group of microbes that enables a patch of soil to suppress a plant-killing pathogen. |
| California's Food System. Where Is It Headed? |
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Feb 25 2011 | Roots of Change |
| Roots of Change (ROC) president, Michael Dimock, interviews one of the leading figures in the food movement, School of Journalism's Prof. Michael Pollan.During this interview he discussed his thoughts on the future of California’s food system and ROC’s policy proposal, the California Healthy Food & Agriculture Platform. |
| Berkeley professor hails agroecology success for Chile apple project |
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Feb 3 2011 | College of Natural Resources |
| ‘Agroecology’ aims to mimic the self-sustaining productivity of natural ecosystems in a man-made setting. University of California, Berkeley, professor and Chilean national Miguel Altieri says an apple project in his country’s Casablanca region proves agroecology not only helps the environment, but cuts production costs too. |
| 'Real food' collective opens for business next to campus |
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Nov 15 2010 | UC Berkeley News Center |
| When Berkeley students derailed the imminent arrival of Panda Express on campus last year, their strongest argument against the fast-food chain was the vision of an alternative — a market that would provide local, sustainable, healthful foods. On Monday, their vision became a reality when the Berkeley Student Food Collective threw open its doors on Bancroft Way, directly across from Eshleman Hall and steps from Sproul Plaza. |
| UC Berkeley Global Engagement Day |
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Oct 21 2010 | Berkeley Institute of the Environment |
| UC Berkeley has a long tradition of global engagement. Myriad departments, centers and student groups are heavily engaged in research and activities that address pressing global challenges such as poverty, health, human rights, environmental degradation, and climate change. On Tuesday, October 26th, from 12 -4 at Pauley Ballroom West, MLK Student Center, Global Engagement Day will hold an exposition, networking space and a learning opportunity to appreciate the sum of the parts and gauge UC Berkeley’s total impact on the global stage. |
| Urban Farm a Classroom for Equitable Food Policy |
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Oct 6 2010 | UC Berkeley News Center |
| One UC Berkeley classroom gets so much sun during class discussions that students hunker down on a bench made of mud and straw under the shade of an apple tree. It's the Student Organic Garden, an outdoor learning lab the size of a city block, conceived for the study of how food is grown in a urban environment. |
| Michael Pollan opens Gifford Lecture Series in Syracuse |
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Oct 3 2010 | Syracuse Online |
| Soon to open the Gifford Lecture Series in Syracuse, Michael Pollan speaks to Syracuse Online about why grandmothers often know more than nutritionists, why we can't control health care costs until we control the way we eat, and why homegrown tomatoes taste better in Syracuse than in coastal California. |
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