UC Food Blog
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Drying peppers
If you have more fresh peppers than you can possibly use right now, you can dry them for later use. It does not matter if they are chili peppers, bell peppers or other varieties. And it does not matter if you have an electric food dehydrator or not....
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Organic farming lessons offered online
Farmers who want to learn organic production practices for California specialty crops can now get training at their convenience on their own computers. The organic farming training is designed by the University of California Sustainable Agriculture...
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Not your grandma’s jam
As a UC Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator, I've had the privilege of teaching new volunteers eager to learn more about food preservation, who then teach in their local communities. Many students are experienced food preservers, creating...
By Sue Mosbacher, UC Master Food Preserver Coordinator
Author - UCCE Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator -
UCCE small farms advisor strives to make farming more inclusive and equitable
This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life for everyone, with information about COVID-19 changing daily....
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Too many tomatoes?
If you also found a silver lining to staying/working at home this summer by planting and tending to your garden, did your wish for a bumper crop of tomatoes come true? What happens if your tomato plants are prolific producers? Preserve those...
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New Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems
The University of California, Davis, has been awarded $20 million as part of a multi-institutional collaboration to establish a new institute focused on enabling the next generation food system through the integration of artificial intelligence, or AI,...
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Poultry 101 guides new parents of chicks
As Californians began sheltering in place at home, they started growing their own food. In addition to gardening, people have begun adopting chickens for fresh eggs. For people who have little to no experience raising poultry, University of California...
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New policies can inspire families to provide healthy beverages to children
At fast food and sit-down restaurants across California, kids' meals come with water or milk automatically. At least, that should be the case since state law requires restaurants to offer the healthy beverages by default to reduce the amount of sugary...
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UCCE advisor works towards food security in Los Angeles and Orange counties
This is one of a series of stories featuring a sampling of UC ANR academics whose work exemplifies the public value UC ANR brings to California. As an international development undergraduate at UCLA in the late 2000s, Natalie Price learned of the...
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Home preservation for whole foods, plant-based lifestyles
How my training as a UC Master Food Preserver helped me become healthy after a heart attack. About three-quarters of the way into my certification training for the UCCE Master Food Preserver Program, I experienced a heart attack, which resulted...