“CULTIVATING A MOVEMENT” NEW ORAL HISTORY SERIES DOCUMENTS HISTORY OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND ORGANIC FARMING ON CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST A wealth of colorful, informative stories told by dozens of pioneers in the development of organic farming and sustainable food systems in California’s Central Coast region is now available on the UCSC Library’s website at http://library.ucsc.edu/reg-hist/cultiv/home. Several years in the making, the groundbreaking documentary project includes interviews with 58 large- and small-scale farmers, farm advisors, activists, educators,...
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The Garden – Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
Thursday, March 25, 2010 Doors open at 6:30. Film starts at 7 pm Panel speakers to follow at about 8:20 pm Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 [Web] [Map] Tickets: $10 online, $15 at the door The Garden documents the rise of a lush 14-acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles from the ashes of the 1992 riots. It grew to become the largest of its kind in the United States, only to be threatened with destruction when the property was sold under questionable circumstances. A panel discussion will follow the movie featuring: Rufina Juarez of the South...
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