Monthly Archives: February 2021

CDFA webpage offers resources to increase food recovery and reduce food waste

U.S. food waste is estimated to be 30-40 percent of the food supply and Californians throw away approximately 6 million tons of food waste annually. To help reduce food waste and increase food recovery, the California Department of Food and … Continue reading

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February Farm to School Network newsletter highlights upcoming F2S conference, network survey, celebrating Black history

The California Farm to School Network’s February newsletter was just released. Newsletter highlights include: Register now for the virtual California Farm to School Conference March 10-12. Take a 5-minute network member survey to help the California Farm to School Network … Continue reading

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CDFA presents helpful resources at Latino Farmer Conference

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) co-sponsored, attended and presented at the sixth annual Latino Farmer Conference on February 11. The virtual conference presented in Spanish was held to facilitate the creation of networks and provide pertinent information … Continue reading

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2020 Nutrient Management Conference presentations and proceedings now accessible online

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announces that all session recordings of the 2020 Nutrient Management Conference are now available on CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) website. Also available is access to the 2020 conference Proceedings … Continue reading

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