Sonja Brodt Ph.D.

Academic Coordinator (Agriculture & Environment), UC SAREP

UC SAREP
2801 Second Street
156B
Davis, CA 95618-7779
(530) 786-0331
sbbrodt@ucanr.edu

http://sarep.ucdavis.edu

http://https://sarep.ucanr.edu

Education

PhD Geography, University of Hawai'i, Manoa. 1998

M.S. International Agricultural Development, University of California, Davis. 1992

B.A. Biology, Sociology, Dance, Randolph-Macon Woman's College. 1990

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Ag Commodities and Products - General
• Fruit and Nut Crop - General
• Water
• Soil and Land - General
• Climate
• Weather and Climate
• Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
• Social Learning in Agriculture and Food Systems
• Nutrients and Water in Agricultural Landscapes
• Harnessing Ecosystem Services
• Climate Change
• Energy and Climate Footprinting
• Responding To Climate Change
• Agriculture
• Commercial
• Organic
• Small Farms
• Water Quality, Quantity, and Security
• Energy Security and Green Technologies
• Sustainable Food Systems

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Ikendi, S.; Pinzón, N., et al.; Koundinya, V.; Taku-Forchu, N.; Roche, L.M.; Ostoja, S.M.; Parker, L.E.; Zaccaria, D.; Cooper, M.H.; Diaz-Ramirez, J.N.; Brodt, S.; Battany, M.; Rijal, J.P.; Pathak, T.P. (2024). Climate smart agriculture: assessing needs and perceptions of California’s farmers. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. June 14.
• Brodt, S.; Engelskirchen, G., et al.; Fhyrie, K. (2024). Native blue elderberry in hedgerows bridges revenue and conservation goals. California Agriculture. Online Early View, 1-8. March 15.
• Ardanov, P; Piorr, A, et al.; Doernberg, A; Brodt, S; Lauruol, JB; Kazakova, I; Movchan, V; & Garibaldi, LA. (2023). Combination of observational and functional trait-based approaches in developing a polyculture design tool. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 1 - 26.
• R, Goswami; S, Brodt, et al.; S, Patra; P, Dasgupta; B, Mukherjee; S, Nandi (2023). Resource interaction in smallholder farms is linked to farm sustainability: evidence from Indian Sundarbans. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7, 1-15.
• Uhl, Katherine R.; Fyhrie, Katherine J., et al.; Brodt, Sonja B.; Mitchell, Alyson E. (2022). Blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea): A robust and underutilized fruit for value-added products. ACS Food Science and Technology. 2, 347-358.
• Fyhrie, Katie; Brodt, Sonja, et al.; Engelskirchen, Gwenael; Uhl, Katie; Mitchell, Alyson (2021). Producing Blue Elderberry as a Hedgerow-Based Crop in California. UC ANR Publications. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. 8709. September. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/Details.aspx?itemNo=8709
• Brodt SB, Fontana N (2019). Feasibility and sustainability of agroforestry in temperate industrialized agriculture: preliminary insights from California. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 35, 513-521.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Velez, T (ORFR); Pransky, L, et al.; Brodt, S. (UC SAREP); Technology, National Center for Appropriate; Assocation, Agriculture and Land-Based Training (2024). Los Fundamentos de la Salud del Suelo (online soil health course in Spanish). https://ofrf.org/online-courses/los-fundamentos-de-la-salud-del-suelo/
• Brodt, S.; Talaugon, S., et al.; Engelskirchen, G. (2024). When "new" crops are not really new: California Indigenous communities and research and commercialization of elderberry. California Agriculture. November.
• Brodt, S; Feenstra, G. (2023). Moving the Needle on Racial Equity in Extension, Part 1. Connect Extension website. October 12. https://connect.extension.org/blog/moving-the-needle-on-racial-equity-in-extension
• Brodt, S; Feenstra, G. (2023). Moving the Needle on Racial Equity in Extension, Part 2. Connect Extension website. Extension Foundation. October 20. https://connect.extension.org/blog/moving-the-needle-on-racial-equity-in-extension-part-2-of-3
• Brodt, S; Feenstra, G. (2023). Moving the Needle on Racial Equity in Extension, Part 3. Connect Extension website. Extension Foundation. October 26. https://connect.extension.org/blog/moving-the-needle-on-racial-equity-in-extension-part-3-of-3
• Fontana Fantinatti, Kevin; Brodt, Sonja, et al.; Wauters, Vivian (2021). Can California native plants be used as cover crops to benefit farmers and native ecosystems? UC ANR Green Blog. October 21. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=50723
• Brodt, S; Snyder, L, et al.; Berger, L; Beutler, J; Haring, S; Riegler, S; Robinson, N; Zikalala, P; Tubeileh, A; Francis, H; Lee, T; DeHart, J. (2020). Basics of Organic Farming: Beginner Course. (A self-directed online training program covering soil health & nutrient management, irrigation & water management, weed management, insect pest & disease management, and business management & marketing). Organic Farming Research Foundation. https://ofrf.org/beginning-farmer-training-program/
• G, Engelskirchen; S, Brodt (2020). Buying Blue: Understanding the Market and Assessing Potential for California-grown Elderberry. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. https://ucanr.edu/sites/Elderberry/files/348397.pdf
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Elderberry Field Assessment: Sacramento Valley. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. https://ucanr.edu/sites/Elderberry/files/331447.pdf
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Sample Costs to Establish Blue Elderberry in a Hedgerow Without Tillage, Sacramento Valley. University of California Agricultural Issues Center/UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Sample Costs to Establish Blue Elderberry in a High-density Hedgerow with Tillage, Sacramento Valley. University of California Agricultural Issues Center/UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Sample Costs to Establish Blue Elderberry in a Multi-species Hedgerow with Tillage, Sacramento Valley. University of California Agricultural Issues Center/UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. https://coststudyfiles.ucdavis.edu/uploads/cs_public/51/8f/518f9a2f-ebc2-4b72-8a9c-b551917c18e2/20blueelderberrymultispecieshedgerowwithtillage.pdf
• Kerr A, Brodt S (2019). Views from almond professionals on whole-orchard recycling. West Coast Nut. 22-28. June.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems - Chair
• Livestock - Crop Integration - Member
• Native American Community Partnerships - Member
• Rice - Member
• Vegetable Crops - Member
• Walnut - Member

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