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26 Jan

Trends Suggest Plant-Based Eating on the Rise

People are becoming more and more interested in plant-based eating, driven by a desire to do what's best for their health, the environment and farm animals....

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19 Jan

‘Sacrifice,’ Love and Well-Rolled Burritos Make Taqueria Chavinda a Richmond Staple

Strong ties with the South Richmond community have helped Taqueria Chavinda stay profitable even during the pandemic....

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02 Dec

My Journey to Becoming Vegan

A nutrition student explains how climate change helped convince her to give up animal products, despite growing up in "cultures in love with meat and dairy."...

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13 Nov

Richmond Turkey Giveaway Will Adapt to the Coronavirus

The second annual Richmond Turkey Giveaway, led by a local family, will still provide Thanksgiving food to residents in need but with a few changes....

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05 Sep

Fresh ‘Produce Is In Full Swing’ at Richmond Farmers Market

The Richmond Certified Farmers Market, which has been selling fresh, local produce since 1984, continues to operate every Friday as an essential service....

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28 May

How California Farms Can Survive the Post-Pandemic World

Growers will need to find new ways to market their products, such as shipping farm boxes directly to consumers....

15 Apr

‘The Perfect Storm of Vulnerability’: Protection In the Fields Doesn’t Follow Farmworkers Home

Many H-2A farmworkers live in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions, the perfect recipe for an outbreak during a pandemic....

26 Mar

No Face Masks So California’s Farmworkers Are Left Unprotected

As California enters fungicide season, soon followed by fire season, growers, farm labor contractors, farm laborers and their advocates worry there won’t be enough masks to allow farmworkers to apply...

20 Mar

Coronavirus Affecting Local Food Scene

The food industry has been hit hard by the shelter-in-place orders being experienced in most Bay Area counties....

24 Jul

‘It Smacks’: Loaded Chicken Finds a Following

On a busy day, the people behind Loaded Chicken serve up to 60 pounds of poultry to as many as 300 customers. The lines that used to form when they...

24 May

‘Taste of Richmond’ Provides Warmth Through Food and Community

With rain soaked clouds outside, people stayed warm and dry inside Riggers Loft during the annual Taste of Richmond food and wine event. With all 750 tickets selling out...

02 Oct

Local Happenings: October 2018

Assembly candidates Jovanka Beckles and Buffy Wicks will discuss the current food system and its impacts on wage, hunger, climate change and several other environmental issues beginning at 6 p.m....

28 Aug

How I Learned What’s Wrong With My Food

I attended a Veggie Rx class at the San Pablo Community Center that focused on sugar, salt and processed and unprocessed foods. It was an eye-opener and left understanding...