Research Briefs
The Research Briefs series reports on research projects conducted or supported by the Center for Agroecology.
Brief #1 - Community Supported Agriculture on the Central Coast: The CSA Member Experience
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– by Jan Perez, Patricia Allen, Martha Brown
Brief #2 - Land Use and Water Quality on California’s Central Coast: Nutrient Levels in Coastal Waterways
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- by Marc Los Huertos, Lowell Gentry, and Carol Shennan
Brief #3 - Alternative Food Initiatives in California: Local Efforts Address Systemic Issues
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- by Patricia Allen, Margaret FitzSimmons, Michael Goodman, and Keith Warner
Brief #4 - Community Supported Agriculture on the Central Coast: The CSA Grower Experience
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- by Jan Perez
Brief #5 - What Do People Want to Know About Their Food? Measuring Central Coast Consumers’ Interest in Food Systems Issues
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- by Phil Howard
Brief #5 Methology Details - What Do People Want to Know About Their Food? Measuring Central Coast Consumers’ Interest in Food Systems Issues — Details of Methodology
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- by Phil Howard
Brief #6 - Participatory Action Research and Support for Community Development and Conservation: Examples from Shade Coffee Landscapes in Nicaragua and El Salvador
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- by Chris Bacon, Ernesto Mendez, and Martha Brown
Brief #7 - Central Coast Consumers’ Interest in Food Systems Issues: Demographic and Behavioral Associations
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- by Phil Howard
Brief #8 - Land Use and Phosphorus Levels in the Elkhorn Slough and Pajaro River Watersheds
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- by Marc Los Huertos, Claire Philips, and Carol Shennan
Brief #9 - Meeting Farm and Food Security Needs through Community Supported Agriculture and Farmers’ Markets in California
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- by Patricia Allen, Julie Guthman, and Amy Morris
Brief #10 - Food Safety versus Environmental Protection on the Central California Coast: Exploring the Science Behind an Apparent Conflict
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- by Diana Stuart, Carol Shennan, and Martha Brown
Brief #11 - Farming the College Market: Results of a Consumer Study at UC Santa Cruz
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- by Jan Perez and Patricia Allen
Brief #11 Survey Form - Farming the College Market: Food System Issues Survey
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- by Jan Perez and Patricia Allen
Brief #12 - Will “We” Achieve the Millennium Development Goals with Small-Scale Coffee Growers and Their Cooperatives? A Case Study Evaluating Fair Trade and Organic Coffee Networks in Northern Nicaragua
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- by Christopher M. Bacon, V. Ernesto Méndez, María Eugenia Flores, and Martha Brown
Brief #13 - Can Hedgerows Attract Beneficial Insects and Improve Pest Control? A Study of Hedgerows on Central Coast Farms
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- by Tara Pisani Gareau and Carol Shennan
Brief #14 - Impacts of the Apprenticeship Program: An Overview and Summary of the Alumni Survey
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- by Jan Perez and Martha Brown
Brief #15 - Grower and Worker Perspectives in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment for California's Strawberry Industry
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- by Julie Guthman and Madison Barbour
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