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Lexicon of Sustainability - Urban Farming
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Lexicon of Sustainability - Urban Farming
By the end of the 20th century, nearly 80 percent of Americans lived in urban areas. And they no longer knew who grew their food. Then something happened. Across America, an urban farming movement beg...
Take a Walk on the Wild (Edibles) Side - California Matters
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Take a Walk on the Wild (Edibles) Side - California Matters
Follow Mark Bittman as he takes a walk on the wild side with two UC Berkeley researchers as they pick and taste edible weeds from the streets of Oakland. By collecting data on their interactive websit...
Lexicon of Sustainability - Story of an Egg
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Lexicon of Sustainability - Story of an Egg
Can learning the meaning of a single term actually help change the food system? David Evans and Alexis Koefoed think so. These poultry farmers explain the real story behind such terms as “cage free,”...
The Roots of Organic Farming on Campus - California Matters
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The Roots of Organic Farming on Campus - California Matters
Tag along with Mark Bittman as he explores the lush 30-acre farm at UC Santa Cruz. Since 1967, the institution has offered a hands-on apprenticeship program to people from all walks of life who are ea...
Why California Matters - California Matters
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Why California Matters - California Matters
Since arriving at UC Berkeley to lecture at the Berkeley Food Institute, food journalist, author and former New York Times columnist Mark Bittman zig-zagged around California to meet a variety of Univ...
What's the Buzz about Wild Bees? - California Matters
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What's the Buzz about Wild Bees? - California Matters
Hang out with Mark Bittman at the organic Full Belly Farm in Guinda, CA. UC Berkeley's Claire Kremen, a conservation biologist and faculty co-director of the Berkeley Food Institute, is an expert in p...
What Oysters Reveal about Sea Change - California Matters
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What Oysters Reveal about Sea Change - California Matters
Head out with ​M​ark Bittman as he braves the elements and cruises along the waters off of Marshall, CA. There, UC Davis researchers are helping local food producers like Hog Island. UC's Global Food...
Looking Behind the Kitchen Door - California Matters
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Looking Behind the Kitchen Door - California Matters
Sit down with Mark Bittman as he brunches with UC Berkeley's Saru Jayaraman to discuss her pioneering work with labor justice and the ongoing movement for change in the national restaurant industry. U...

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