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By David Karp Los Angeles Times 07/26/2011 Reporting from Sebastopol, California A small group rallies around the dwindling acreage producing the apples even as some Sonoma orchard owners opt to plant more profitable wine grapes.

By Lee Romney Los Angeles Times 07/31/2011 Reporting from San Francisco, California In a dense pocket of the Mission Terrace neighborhood, a quiet grid of streets near the city's southern edge, the afternoon fog rolls in over a rare sight: nearly an acre of land sandwiched between homes and planted...

Each city and town within Marin and Sonoma County have different city ordinances pertaining to the keeping of fowl. It is important to know your zoning and possible set-back requirements and flock size allowed. Call to check at the phone numbers listed below for the cities listed.

A conference co-hosted with Marin Carbon Project partners Thursday, August 18, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

CONTACTS: Pam Kan-Rice, (530) 754-3912, pskanrice@ucdavis.edu Richard DeMoura, (530) 752-3589, rdemoura@ucdavis.

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In our region there is strong, and growing interest in developing sustainable food systems that contribute to food security. This is evidenced by agriculture and food summits held in Sonoma in 2011, and in Marin, Napa, and Mendocino in 2010.

This is my last issue as editor of this fun and informing newsletter that I began writing ten years ago. I hope it has been of value to those involved, especially here in Marin. We really do have a small, "community county" of 250,000 folks, nicely placed in our urban and agricultural corridors.

Local agriculture in Marin receives assistance from numerous local agencies and organizations. Working in partnership, these collaborating organizations bring solutions to the obstacles that Marin's farmers and ranchers encounter.

UC Davis News and Information UC Davis News 08/2011 The University of California, Davis, this fall will launch an undergraduate major focused on agricultural sustainability.