Ag race debate could focus on organic foods

Here is an encouraging sign. Organic Gardening and Farming has become a political subject of debate

Ag race debate could focus on organic foods

From Gainesville Times on 8/30/10

By Ashley Fielding afielding@gainesvilletimes.com Sustainable agriculture groups have seized on the opportunity of the first open agriculture commissioner (Click here to read the full story)

Local School Garden Hero Recognized

School and Community Garden Hero Recognized

(Note: This article is written by Dohee Kim (UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County) and is reprinted with permission. )

UC Cooperative Extension’s Yvonne Savio is Horticulturist of the Year 2010

Yvonne Savio, manager of the Urban Garden Program and Master Gardener coordinator for UC Cooperative Extension in Los Angeles County, is the recipient of the Southern California Horticultural Society’s distinguished award, Horticulturist of the Year 2010.
The award has been presented since the 1950s to individuals and organizations for significant achievement and leadership in horticulture and gardening.  The intent of this year’s award is to highlight Savio’s efforts in advancing gardening as well as transforming lives through the encouragement of gardening for low-income residents of Southern California. Savio will receive the award at the society’s award banquet Sept. 9, 2010, at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.
“We are very proud of Yvonne’s work helping low-income residents of LA County grow their own food,” said Rachel Surls, UC Cooperative Extension county director. “Yvonne and her army of Master Gardener volunteers have helped thousands of Angelenos with limited resources become vegetable gardeners.”

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