Humiston takes Fresh Glass host Cassandra Schaeg on a tour of South Coast REC

The Emmy-winning KPBS show “Fresh Glass” will feature Vice President Glenda Humiston and Darren Haver, director of UC ANR's Research and Extension Center System, in an episode discussing the importance of California agriculture.

In the episode, Humiston takes show host Cassandra Schaeg on a tour of South Coast Research and Extension Center in Irvine. They talk about avocados, citrus disease, the importance of agricultural research in urban communities and more. The episode premiered at the FIRA USA robotics conference in Woodland on Oct. 23.

Humiston thanked Schaeg for attending the premiere and “for so beautifully conveying the bounty of our South Coast REC and the breadth of UC ANR's work.”

"You caught the big points,” Humiston said. “The issues are so complex; there are so many things going on. To really get the message across about the importance of food and how research fits into it, I think you knocked it out of the ballpark."

Cassandra Schaeg, left, attended the premiere. Humiston thanked her “for so beautifully conveying the bounty of our South Coast REC and the breadth of UC ANR’s work.”

For the series, co-founder, producer and host Schaeg travels across the country exploring unique flavors, captivating stories and the entrepreneurial spirit of America.

You can view the 27-minute episode online at https://video.kpbs.org/video/cassandra-gets-down-and-dirty-pzkq1b/.