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Wednesday December 3, 2014 Tomales Town Hall Guest Speaker: Bill Stewart, Forestry Specialist, University of California, Berkeley tiestotheland.org, billstewart@berkeley.

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the first major overhaul of US food safety practices since 1938, and it includes new regulations for farms that grow fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) and for facilities that process food for people to eat.

By Lindsey Affonso, UCCE Marin Research Associate A main focus at UCCE Marin is local, relevant research.

The Future Farmers of America, Right Here in Marin! By Jeanette Furlong, Tomales FFA Vice President, and Paulette Swallow, Sustainable Ag Coordinator With only 1% of our nation in charge of feeding the rest of us and our average rancher reaching retirement age, its reasonable to wonder who will take...

4-H and FFA members brought their livestock projects to the Marin County Fair two weeks ago and won top honors! View photos from the livestock shows.

The Farm to Cafeteria Program celebrated its first harvest on June 28th! The initiative is a partnership between the Marin County Health and Human Services Healthy Eating Active Living Initiative (HEAL), Sanzuma, San Rafael City Schools, and the Marin Food Policy Council.

By David Lewis, with Paulette Swallow and Julia Van Soelen Kim Welcome to the Summer issue of Grown in Marin News.

By Jeanette Furlong, Tomales FFA President, with Introduction by Paulette Swallow, Sustainable Ag Coordinator Introduction With only 1% of our nation in charge of feeding the rest of us and our average rancher reaching retirement age, its reasonable to wonder who will take over the family farm.

By Julia Van Soelen Kim, North Bay Food Systems Advisor If youve paid attention to the farming world lately, youve likely heard of the Food Safety Modernization Act, commonly referred to as FSMA, a new federal regulation that came out with its final rule for produce food safety in January 2016.

Marins food system is strong and gaining strength daily through connections at all levels. This issue of Grown in Marin News shares a number of efforts that are making connections to improve how local agricultural products are grown and made available, and to support the entire Marin community.