Sacramento Food Systems

 This summer, the UCCE Capitol Corridor food systems program partnered with the UC Davis Student Farm to help students understand food processing pathways and value-added food regulations through the lens of blue elderberry. The Student Farm is home to 19 mature elderberry trees, some of which are…

Image: "urban farming," by Elizabeth Lloyd on Flickr, CC BY 2.0. Growing food in urban and peri-urban environments has many documented and diverse benefits, including enhancing food sovereignty and building community.

Image: California Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY 2.0.

Pilot Plant manager Amy Fletcher talks with UCCE staff in front of a rotary steritort which Fletcher likened to an Instant Pot but faster that quickly brings canned, jarred or bottled food up to the lethal temperature for pathogens then rapidly cools the food down with cold water.