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Perishable News PerishableNews.com 07/13 Point Reyes Toma was named Outstanding Cheese/Dairy Product in the 41st sofi Awards competition from the Specialty Food Association and Point Reyes Bay Blue won the sofi Gold for Best New Product of the year, the ceremonys top honor.

The New York Times The New York Times 07/13 Marcia Barinaga was showing me and seven other visitors around her ridge-top sheep ranch overlooking the long, slender finger of Tomales Bay and the hills of Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, north of San Francisco.

4-H Sparks the Future of Marin Agriculture Urban Agriculture is Growing in Marin County Sharing Seeds from Farms to Gardens Notes From the Editor Partners Forum Around Marin County...

By Paulette Swallow, Editor with David Lewis and Julia Van Soelen Kim, Co-editors My drive home from work every day is through the back roads of Marin Countys countryside. This time of year, I see dry, golden brown hills and pastures waiting in preparation for this years grass crops to grow.

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.

Marin Clean Energy (MCE), Marins not for profit, community-based electricity provider, has identified the agricultural sector as a key area of focus for achieving greenhouse gas reductions.

By Julia Van Soelen Kim, North Bay Food Systems Advisor As local food gains popularity, more and more townsfolk and city dwellers are growing their own foodconverting their front lawns into vegetable gardens, raising small flocks of chickens in their backyards, building community gardens, and transf...

By Lauren Klein, UCCE Marin Community Garden Program Coordinator Is it a share-economy thing, an office cooler conspiracy, or a realization that cast-offs can be useful?

I joined 4-H when my eldest daughter was 9 years old. At the time, I thought I was simply taking my daughter to some meetings, thinking she might meet some other kids. Little did I know that when my child joined 4-H, it meant that I, too, was joining 4-H.

Help us design the best energy savings program possible by sharing your experiences. Marin County is renowned for its beautiful open space, with one third of all land currently in agricultural use. Our local economy and identity depend on our agricultural heritage.