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Leave no food behind

Everyone was dusty, tired and ready to relax. Pizza dinner had just ended on the third night of outdoor education in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but it wasn’t quite time to go. A counselor brought out a bucket containing all of the food leftovers...

Corn smut for dinner tonight...yum!

I often look at foods and wonder, “Who’s idea was it to eat this?” Some foods just don’t look like they should be food, including huitlacoche. Huitlacoche is corn smut — a fungus that often infects sweet corn during times...

Captivating capsicums: Igniting interest in plant breeding

Peppers in an array of colors, shapes, sizes and flavors grown at the UC Davis Student Farm are igniting interest in plant breeding and the astonishing botanical diversity of the Capsicum genus, to which all peppers belong. “Fifty-two varieties is...

An array of peppers.

Yelp ratings give restaurants a boost

Every wonder whether those crowd-sourced reviews online actually make a difference in a business’s bottom line? For restaurants, the answer is an unequivocal yes, according to a new study by UC Berkeley economists. Researchers analyzed restaurant...

Volunteer educators help spread UC nutrition knowledge

Betsy Knapp, a former social worker, always knew that she loved helping people. But the experience of becoming a UC CalFresh Master Education Extender revealed her passion for nutrition education. The Master Education Extender Team (MEET) was designed...

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