Teresa O'Connor
Teresa O'Connor is a food reporter, who was the assistant editor of UC Food Observer. Her articles have been published in Horticulture, Civil Eats, Yes! Magazine and other publications, including the cooperative extension services for California and Idaho. She created FarmFreshLowCarbLiving.com to educate about healthy low carbohydrate lifestyles.
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Ventura County is the nation’s eleventh largest county in crop value, despite its close location to the country’s second most populous city. How do they do it?
You may not have heard much about millets yet. But a team of UC Berkeley scientists and California farmers is working hard to change that because the culinary possibilities and marketability potential for these ancient grains are hard to beat.
Agro-ecologist Vandana Shiva recently traveled through Southern California. The Indian native has founded a network of seed keepers and organic food producers, as well as authored numerous books about food sovereignty, sustainability, and biodiversity.
At 9 years old, Katie Stagliano grew a 40-pound cabbage and donated it to her local kitchen where it was used to feed at least 275 people. Inspired by that experience, the young gardener started a non-profit which helps feed the hungry around the country.
July 20, 2016 was NASA’s 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Since that time, the world has come a long way towards understanding outer space better, and how our farming could benefit from it.
Say “Mexican food” and many people picture an unhealthy cuisine composed of fried foods, smothered in cheese and sour cream. Two professors, however, believe traditional, indigenous food from Mexico is misunderstood and is actually extremely healthy.
The Haven family has grown deep roots in the state of California after 160 years of farming and ranching. The biggest product coming from the Haven farm, however, is not produce, but manure teas processed from the cows, farm’s horses and alfalfa.
Although a popular food crop in Africa and parts of Asia, Sorghum has been more commonly used in the United States for feeding livestock. But that situation may be poised to change.
Seed Savers Exchange has grown into a well-respected network of passionate gardeners interested in preserving heirloom varieties and sharing seeds.