2015 News Archive
CASFS Apprenticeship Grad Wins CCOF Foundations's Future Organic Farmer Award
December 16, 2015
Apprenticeship graduate Sunyoung Yang, a graduate of the CASFS Apprenticeship program, has received CCOF Foundation's Future Organic Farmer Award
CASFS Grad's Study of USDA Research Funding Published
November 23, 2015
CASFS grad's research on USDA funding published, showing that less than 15% of research and education grants support agroecology.
CASFS Apprenticeship Alumni Farm Featured
November 11, 2015
Apprenticeship alumni Nancy Vail and Jered Lawson are co-founders of Pie Ranch, which teamed up with a local land trust organization to create a permanent agricultural easement
CASFS Grad Anita Adalja Honored at White House
October 26, 2015
CASFS Apprenitceship grad Anita Adalja is honored as a White House Champion of Change.
CASFS Interim Director to Speak at Research Frontiers Evening
October 26, 2015
CASFS Interim Director Stacy Philpott will present her urban agroecology work at the Social Sciences Research Frontiers Evening.
Four UC Santa Cruz students receive Global Food Initiative fellowships
October 22, 2015
Four UC Santa Cruz students have received $4,000 UC Global Food Initiative fellowships for the 2015–2016 academic year.
CASFS Apprenticeship Grad Profiled
October 14, 2015
"Upstater" Profiles CASFS Apprenticeship graduate Leon Vehaba, manager of the Poughkeepsie Farm Project
Bugs in an urban jungle: What green spaces mean for ecology and community
October 01, 2015
Since 2013, UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor Stacy Philpott has studied insect biodiversity in urban gardens to better understand the ecological role these green spaces provide.
Alice Waters visits the UCSC Farm & Garden
September 28, 2015
Photos from Waters intimate tour of the farm, where she conversed with educators on teaching sustainability, met with farm managers bringing the agricultural experience to urban campuses, and chatted with apprentices about ways to inspire the next generation.
Paying it forward: annual Farm to Fork event honors past and future farmers
September 16, 2015
The Farm to Fork dinner series has supported more than 150 apprentices through scholarships and subsidized meal plans.
UCSC Farm hosts Fall Harvest Festival Sunday, Sept 27
September 11, 2015
Celebrate fall’s arrival with pumpkins, music, great food, a fall plant sale, farm tours, and much more at the UCSC Farm & Garden’s Fall Harvest Festival, coming up on Sunday, September 27, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UC Santa Cruz’s 30-acre organic farm.
In soil we trust: How military veterans learn to become organic farmers at UC Santa Cruz
September 10, 2015
Agriculture is an appealing career option for many soldiers transitioning to civilian life, say veterans enrolled in the Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture at UC Santa Cruz.
Scholarships available for UC Santa Cruz organic farming apprenticeships
July 01, 2015
Aspiring organic farmers and gardeners are invited to apply for the 2016 Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture at UC Santa Cruz. Now in its 48th year, the Apprenticeship is the longest running university-based organic farming training program in the U.S.
CASFS Researcher Addresses UC Student Food Insecurity
May 21, 2015
CASFS researcher Tim Galarneau co-chairs the UC Global Food Initiative subcommittee addressing food insecurity issues facing UC students.
CASFS updates instructor's manual for teaching small farm direct marketing
May 7, 2015
The new edition of "Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability: Resources for Instructors," 2nd Edition, draws on nearly 50 years of experience teaching beginning organic farmers and gardeners at the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden Apprenticeship.
Tim Galarneau Interviewed About UC Food Pantry Efforts
March 23, 2015
CASFS researcher Tim Galarneau was interviewed about efforts to increase UC campus food pantry programs for students.
Campus farm adds Quarry Field to further farming, education, and research
February 10, 2015
Freshly tilled soil on the west side of Hagar marks the start of the UC Santa Cruz Farm’s latest effort in growing food for campus and expanding the research and education work of the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS).
CASFS Co-Hosts Inaugural California Higher Education Food Summit
January 20, 2015
CASFS Co-Hosts Inaugural California Higher Education Food Summit, "A Taste of Justice," at UC Santa Barbara
