San Francisco Chronicle |

Op-ed: California drought: Charge true cost of agricultural water

UC Berkeley biometeorology professor Dennis Baldocchi, who studies the water use of California crops and ecosystems, writes that California needs a systemwide approach to managing water for agriculture.
UC Davis Science Policy and Communication Group |

UC Davis: Where do farmers get their seeds?

As part of a UC Global Food Initiative project to communicate agricultural science, UC Davis grad students and postdocs produced this video to help explain why farmers may choose to buy new seeds every year rather than save seeds.
Heritage Radio Network |

Hunger and food insecurity in the LGBT community

The Williams Institute at UCLA Law co-sponsored an event with leaders in New York City on hunger in the LGBT community; listen to the conversation.
San Francisco Chronicle |

Back to the Roots expands, raises $2 million from luminaries

Back to the Roots co-founders Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez started the company while UC Berkeley seniors as the outgrowth of a fraternity kitchen experiment.
KQED Bay Area Bites |

California Matters: Mark Bittman's online video series premieres

The UC series plunges into an array of food-related issues, beginning with urban foraging and wild edibles.
University of California |

Mark Bittman: California Matters premieres

Dandelion, anyone? 'Mark Bittman: California Matters' premieres with a look at urban foraging and the nutritional value of wild edibles.
NPR |

Avocado farmers boost yields with new growing method

California farmers are under fire because agriculture uses the majority of the state's water. But some avocado farmers are cutting back by employing new techniques.
Highlander |

UC Riverside takes steps to end food insecurity among students

The first official food distribution of the mobile R’Food Pantry at UC Riverside, an initiative started by students with support from the UC Global Food Initiative, began May 27.
KQED Forum |

Mark Bittman, UC Berkeley team up to cover California agriculture

New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, a visiting fellow at UC Berkeley's Food Institute, discusses his upcoming California Matters video series with UC exploring food-related research.
Slate |

Beating the heat

Climate change is igniting a revolution in winemaking, and UC Davis' Andrew Walker is leading the charge.
East Bay Express |

Eat your weeds

This article on urban foraging highlights the work of UC Berkeley's Kristen Rasmussen and Philip Stark.
East Bay Express |

Hazardous pesticide use increases in California

This article, which focuses on agricultural pesticides and health exposures, cites research from UC Berkeley and UC Davis.