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Pardon Our Dust, It's a Remodel
By Autumn Labbe-Renault , Executive Director
Golden Empire Council
Listed under: Education Families & Children Parks & Recreation
The Williamson Act, passed in 1965, now keeps more than 16 million acres of farmland out of the hands of developers. Here's how the law puts the brakes on the development of California agricultural properties.
Since the Gold Rush era, land reclamation projects have helped to build California, but they are also damaging the stateâs environment for people, plants and animals by eliminating essential wetlands.
California has used reclamation districts to turn millions of acres of unusable swamps into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Hereâs how it happened.
California stands as Americaâs agricultural powerhouse, growing half of its fruits and vegetables. Hereâs how California farming has shaped the state, from the early missions to todayâs âfactories in the field.â
California is a leading producer of agricultural crops. So itâs not surprising to find cutting-edge ideas taking root here.
What do resource conservation districts protect? Pretty much everything thatâs worth saving.
From West Sacramento News Ledger...
Christine Polycarpe Replaces Former President Suzanne Falzone.
From Daily Democrat...
Yolo County study indicates that those who work hard to bring others their food are the ones who are most food-insecure.
From The California Aggie...
Yolo County Food Access Survey Report Shows Food Insecurity at 29.2 Percent.
Sutter Health recently invested $569,000 in the West Sacramento Mercy Coalition to house programs of the Mosaic Village, a safe, healing place for those impacted by substance-use disorders, homelessness, mental health illnesses and other vulnerabilities.
From The Dirt...
Six Davis restaurants are featured in the premiere of Food Networkâs newest series âBest Bite in Town,â which aired Sunday, April 7 at 10 p.m. Three of those restaurants are vendors at the Davis Farmers Market.
Yolo Farm to Fork is thrilled to announce its Inaugural Lavender Run, taking place on Saturday, June 1.
From California Local...
The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.
The City of Davis announced today that it recently purchased an agricultural conservation easement on 120 acres of farmland located about a half-mile from the City limits, northeast of the Mace Boulevard curve, as a permanent preserve for farmland and open space.
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From Los Angeles Times...
From SF Gate...
From CalMatters...
In NYTâs âThe Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,â we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.
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