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The Food Blog covers our latest research and extension work to advance and optimize the production and vitality of California's abundant agricultural commodities.

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Orange marmalade ready for freezing or water bath canning. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Preserving and eating citrus peels and watermelon rind

February 9, 2021
By Susan Mosbacher
Growing up, my parents told us stories of how as kids, they kept from starving during the Great Depression by not letting anything edible go to waste. To stay alive, they learned to eat beef tripe (stomach lining), chicken feet, cow tongue and other things not normally consumed.
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“UC Wolfskill can be harvested 12 to 14 days earlier than Chandler and provides consistently light to extra light color,” says UC Davis breeder Chuck Leslie. Photo by Janine Hasey
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‘UC Wolfskill’ walnut will allow earlier harvest

January 21, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC Davis researchers have bred a new walnut variety designed to provide growers a way to harvest earlier and boost the harvest efficiency of California's $1.6 billion walnut industry.
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In his spare time, Max Fairbee volunteers to deliver food to elderly Alameda County residents. "I think that seeing someone actually means more to them than the food itself,” he said.

Elders need food and family for the holidays

December 23, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
In the U.S., the holiday season of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year seems to be a nonstop race to the end of the year. Gathering to exchange gifts and eat special food and bountiful meals are common ways we celebrate.
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