Nutrition & Health

Sustainability. Food justice. Research to action. These were the themes discussed April 1314, 2018, as emerging food leaders throughout the UC system gathered in San Diego for a tour titled The Rooted University: Bridging food system changemaking on and off campus.

Sustainability. Food justice. Research to action. These were the themes discussed April 1314, 2018, as emerging food leaders throughout the UC system gathered in San Diego for a tour titled The Rooted University: Bridging food system changemaking on and off campus.

If you can't chew gum and walk at the same time, think about the multi-tasking honey bee.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Do you have recommendations on tomato cages? I bought the heavier gauge tapered cylinder ones at the big box store.

Honey has been called "the nectar of the gods" and "the soul of a field of flowers." Whatever it's called, it's all good.

In the constant search for green leafy vegetables that will do well in a hot climate I stumbled upon Brazilian Spinach (Alternanthera sissoo) and Okinawa Spinach (Gynura crepioides), and although a tropical plants I decided to give them a try in our dry high desert climate.

Yes, you do eat insects! Maybe not deliberately, as in those who engage in entomophagy, the technical term for eating insects. Think of chocolate chirp cookies! Think of cricket flour! Think of making a meal out of mealworms.

March 18-24 was National Poison Prevention Week. While our blog post may be tardy, it's never too late to raise awareness about the risks associated with using pesticides and how to protect yourself and your family from accidental poisoning.

Shoppers purchasing fruits and vegetables in stores located in low-income neighborhoods in California may pay more for those fruits and vegetables than shoppers in other neighborhoods, according to a study that examined prices in a large sample of stores throughout the state.

Let's consider plant-insect interactions in agro-ecosystems. That's what Katja Poveda, assistant professor of entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., does.