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  • Farm stands, like this strawberry stand in Sacramento County, must now practice social distancing and heightened disinfecting procedures.
    Urban ag supplies fresh fruits and vegetables, part of a healthy diet

    Apr 16, 2020

    • Agriculture
    • Food
  • Jean Suan harvests persimmons, fruit that is easy to grow and creates a beautiful landscape display.
    Planting alternative backyard fruit trees in Southern California can help stop citrus threat

    Sep 9, 2019

    • Food
    • Yard & Garden
  • From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall of Farming in Los Angeles
    New book traces Los Angeles’ transformation from cows to concrete

    May 13, 2016

  • City Slicker Farms' community market farm in Oakland
    6 ways local officials can encourage urban farming

    Mar 30, 2015

  • A potential solution to hunger and food insecurity is growing vegetables in backyards and vacant lots, says Rachel Surls, UC ANR urban agriculture advisor.
    Urban farms can help feed the hungry

    Mar 24, 2015

  • The City of Los Angeles has about 8,000 vacant lots, which potentially could be used for urban agriculture.
    UC helps urban farmers cultivate crops

    Nov 19, 2014

  • UC Cooperative Extension's Rachel Surls said consumer preferences are driving the growth of urban agriculture.
    Roof-top gardens on LA skyscrapers connect people with food

    Nov 13, 2014

  • Muir Ranch, a farm at Muir High School in Pasadena, is tended by students and UC Master Gardeners.
    UC launches urban agriculture website

    Jul 2, 2014

  • LA County was a major farming area in 1929.
    UC collaboration helps position LA urban agriculture for growth

    Sep 5, 2013

  • Michelle Obama works in the White House kitchen garden. (White House photo.)
    UC Cooperative Extension leader to 'Tweet' from White House garden on Friday

    Oct 16, 2012

  • Cooperatives helped unemployed people who preferred to work rather than accept public assistance. (Photo: Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley)
    Will work for food

    Oct 7, 2011

  • Rachel Surls appears on four
    UCCE contributes to LA agricultural 'oral history'

    Feb 15, 2011

  • President Kennedy greets Peace Corps volunteers in 1961. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons.)
    Many UC academics heeded Kennedy's call to 'serve the cause of peace'

    Feb 3, 2011

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