Food and SustainabilityDispatches From The Field: Back On The Trail Of Bee Deaths In FresnoApril 12, 2017 | Julia MitricFood and sustainability reporter Julia Mitric is back on her quest to try to find out what happened to tens of thousands of honey bees that died just before full almond bloom in February. Join Mitric on the next installment of her adventure.
EnvironmentMigratory Bird Habitat Shrinking In CaliforniaApril 4, 2017 | Amy QuintonThis is the time of year when tens of thousands of migrating shorebirds flock to the Sacramento Valley. But places for the birds to make their pit stop along the Pacific Flyway is shrinking. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityBay Area Pilot Program Makes Produce Less Costly For Low-Income FamiliesApril 4, 2017 | Julia MitricA new pilot program makes produce less costly for low-income families while helping California growers. The Bay Area program is the first in the state to offer CalFresh recipients matching funds when they buy California-grown at the supermarket. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezFive Years Later, Sac Food And Film Festival Upholds Farm-To-Fork MissionMarch 30, 2017 | Chris RemingtonThe Sacramento Food and Film Festival is back for its fifth year. Organizer Amber Stott joins filmmaker Matt Weschler and farmer Anthony Davis to talk about what to expect. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilitySacramento Co. Gets First Application For A Home Farm Stand PermitMarch 29, 2017 | Randol WhiteThe movement to connect more people in low-income areas of Sacramento with locally-grown produce took a step forward Wednesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWet Weather Delays Planting For Central Valley FarmersMarch 24, 2017 | Rich IbarraGrowers have a lot to worry about, from broken levees to standing water. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDispatch From The Field: Julia Mitric On A Quest To Understand Bee Die-OffMarch 23, 2017 | Julia MitricFood and sustainability reporter Julia Mitric is on a quest to understand how and why California bees are dying off in droves.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezWho’s Responsible For The Bee Die Off In Fresno County? March 23, 2017Bees are dying in the hundreds of thousands in Fresno County as farmworkers and state officials scramble to determine the cause. Capital Public Radio’s Julia Mitric is down in Fresno investigating possible causes. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSlow-Food Chef Alice Waters Focuses On Sustainable AgricultureMarch 10, 2017Capital Public Radio's Beth Ruyak interviews famed Berkeley chef Alice Waters about slow food, sustainable farming, and Sacramento's newest identity - Farm-to-Fork Capital of America - on Insight. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityProposal Would Bar Calif. Schools From Withholding Lunch When Fees Are UnpaidMarch 3, 2017 | Daniel PotterStudents in California shouldn’t have to go hungry if their parents haven’t paid their school lunch bills. That’s the idea behind a proposal in the state legislature by Van Nuys Democratic Sen. Bob Hertzberg. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
