A Dollar Well-Spent

June 14, 2010

Why does food at the farmers market cost what it does? Several market  farmers talk about the true cost of producing sustainable food on a small scale.

Not Your Dorm Room Ramen

June 11, 2010

“When I’d ask people if they were into ramen, they’d say ‘no, not since college,’” recalls Richie Nakano of Hapa Ramen. “But that gives us a unique opportunity to expose people to something new.”

Zen Vegetables

June 4, 2010

A former apprentice at Green Gulch Farms says working on the farm was hard, physical work, and a constant practice in reflection.   “We became intimate with our food by feeding the soil, caring for plants, and the land returned this care and effort to us with beautiful vegetables.”

The Farm Intern Conundrum

May 7, 2010

A number of small-scale farms have been fined, and there’s a growing consensus among farmers that interns aren’t worth the risk.

Learn Long and Prosper: CUESA's Seller Scholarship Program

April 30, 2010

CUESA supports farmers and artisans on the quest to become more sustainable. 

Boxed Juice Vs. Fresh Fruit

January 22, 2010

Alissa Hamilton, author of Squeezed: What You Don’t Know about Orange Juice, talks about the orange juice industry and the value of fresh fruit. 

Opening Doors for Community Youth

September 26, 2009

Starting a career can be difficult, but New Door Ventures helps youth find their way.

Pasture-Based Cattle

September 7, 2009

The idyllic vision we may have of cows grazing on open fields under blue skies is not a very realistic picture of cattle production today.

Bagging Plastic Bags

April 3, 2009

Starting Saturday, May 23, 2009, Ferry Plaza vendors will only dispense bags that are fully compostable or recyclable. That’s right, no more fossil fuel-derived, landfill-clogging plastic bags. Plan ahead and BYOB!

Getting to Know Your Foodshed

September 19, 2008

Within a 100 miles of San Francisco, enough food is produced to feed every Bay Area resident more than three times over. Ironically, a great deal of that food gets shipped elsewhere.

Livestock Diversity

October 26, 2007

Focus on a select few breeds of animals and crops in industrial agriculture has led to disease vulnerability, superbacteria, and animals without the ability to adapt to different climates.

Spinach: Healthful or Harmful?

February 23, 2007

After receiving flak for 2006’s E. coli outbreak, spinach became a scapegoat for food contamination. Here’s some background on this healthy, versatile green, and its connection to the nasty bacteria.