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SNAP-Ed-supported program energizes older adults through gardening

August 4, 2025
 CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE promotes healthy habits for older people in Oakland“I not only live here, I garden here,” said Karen Smulevitz, a resident of Palo Vista Gardens, a public housing complex for older adults in East Oakland. She was wearing sunglasses and sporting a white bucket hat, a…
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Emily Jane Freed smiles in a field of thyme at Jacobs Farm/del Cabo, Inc. in Santa Cruz County
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New director to elevate UC Cooperative Extension impact on Central Coast

July 30, 2025
By Michael Hsu
Emily Jane Freed began as UC Cooperative Extension area director for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties in June. She brings experience in agriculture issues, logistics and emergency services administration and she aims to help UCCE academics provide even greater benefit to local communities.
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Small farms, food businesses to lose vital USDA support

July 21, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 Southwest Food Business Center seeks new path to keep small farms and food businesses growingApryl Sims was excited to sell 100 bottles of her cold-pressed, fruit and vegetable-based juices to a local store in South Los Angeles. Sims, the owner of Apryl’s Life in a Bottle, received marketing…
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