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	The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems is a research, education, and public service program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, dedicated to increasing ecological sustainability and social justice in the food and agriculture system. On the UCSC campus, the Center operates the 2-acre Alan Chadwick Garden and the 25-acre Farm. Both sites are managed using organic production methods and serve as research, teaching, and training facilities for students, staff, and faculty. Sign up now to receive the current issue of The Cultivar, newsletter of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, in the mail (please include your mailing address). See the current issue.

Announcements

The HARVEST FESTIVAL is ON!
Join us today, Saturday, October 4, from 11 am - 5 pm at the UCSC Farm.

Food for Thought Forum at This Year's Harvest Festival, October 4
Join us at the Harvest Festival on the UCSC Farm to discuss "Sustainability in the Food System: What Does It Look Like and How Do We Get There?" See the full Harvest Festival program.

Student Shares Available in the UCSC Farm's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Project
UCSC students can use their mealplan flexi-dollars to purchase a share in the campus CSA project. Get a box of fresh organic vegies each week. Limited number of shares available – see the Student CSA Brochure for details.

Sign Up for "Food Systems Learning Journeys" This Fall
UCSC's Recreation Department offers a series of Food Journeys for students and staff this fall. See the details and sign up starting September 30.

New Campus Food Guide Available
A new guide to sustainable food at UCSC offers ways to get involved with the campus and community food system, food system-related courses, internship and volunteer opportunities, information on UCSC Dining options, and much more! See the guide here or pick up a copy on campus.

More announcements from CASFS

"Back 40" Celebration an Inspiring Gathering –

More on the 40th Anniversary of CASFS

Upcoming Events

Fall Harvest Festival and Food for Thought Forum
Saturday, October 4, 11 am - 5 pm
UCSC Farm, UC Santa Cruz
Join us for our biggest campus and community outreach event of the year. Enjoy live music, great food, talks, workshops, kids' activities, and much more at this celebration of the harvest. The "Food for Thought" forum starts at 12:30 at the festival.

$5 general admission; free for kids 12 and under, and members of the Friends of the Farm & Garden. UCSC students: $3 or free with coupon from Campus Food Guide (plus UCSC ID). More details here. For more information or directions, call 459-3240, or email Joan Tannheimer. Many thanks to our major sponsors: New Leaf Community Markets, Stonyfield Yogurt, and Veritable Vegetable.

Complete 2008 Calendar of Events

Featured Publications

Swezey, S.L., D. Nieto, and J. Bryer. 2007. Control of western tarnished plant bug, Lygus hesperus, Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae) in California organic strawberries using alfalfa trap crops and tractor-mounted vacuums. Environmental Entomology 36 (6): 1457–1465.

Together at the Table: Sustainability and Sustenance in the American Agrifood System, by Patricia Allen. 2005. Now available in paperback from Penn State University Press.

Six-year comparison between organic, IPM and conventional cotton production systems in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, California, by Sean Swezey, Polly Goldman, Janet Bryer, and Diego Nieto, 2007. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 22(1): 30–40.

Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, 2nd edition, by Stephen R. Gliessman, 2007. The second edition of this  best-selling college-level textbook is now available, along with its accompanying lab manual. See this link for description and ordering details.