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  • Occupy the Farm activists
  • A standoff is taking place at the "Gill Tract" in Albany, where protesters have grown an urban farm on U.C. Berkeley-owned land.
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occupy movement, uc berkeley, albany, berkeley, whole foods, protest, agriculture, news
  • Occupy the Farm activists
  • A standoff is taking place at the "Gill Tract" in Albany, where protesters have grown an urban farm on U.C. Berkeley-owned land.
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occupy movement, uc berkeley, albany, berkeley, whole foods, protest, agriculture, east bay news
  • Occupy the Farm activist waters crops
  • On a UC plot of land Occupy the Farm protesters rushed back onto the land they were kicked off of Monday morning.
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occupy movement, uc berkeley, albany, berkeley, whole foods, protest, agriculture, east bay news, vic lee
  • Occupy the Farm activist waters crops
  • A tract of farmland owned by UC Berkeley in Albany has once again being taken over by a group of "Occupy the Farm" activists.
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occupy movement, uc berkeley, albany, berkeley, whole foods, protest, agriculture, east bay news
  • Occupy the Farm activist waters crops
  • Two different agendas were on display Saturday as the group "Occupy the Farm" worked a field known as the "Gill Tract."
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occupy movement, uc berkeley, albany, berkeley, whole foods, protest, agriculture, news
  • Communities throughout the Bay Area are celebrating the life of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.
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san jose, oakland, mexico, unions, agriculture, immigration, local news
  • Snow on trees in the Sierra
  • There's more bad news for California water users: the snow pack is just half the amount of normal and has already begun to melt.
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water, snow, agriculture, accuweather
  • Agents in Oakland discovered capeweed seeds in a shipment of dried flowers last month.
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port of oakland, agriculture, east bay news
  • San Jose Hispanic resident talks about relatives who are undocumented immigrants
  • It was stunning for San Jose's Hispanic community to learn Republicans were on the same page to work on immigration reform
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immigration, barack obama, las vegas, san jose, children, driving, agriculture, ice, news
  • Roots of Peace negotiates landmine removal deal
  • 'Roots of Peace' negotiates landmine removal deal
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san rafael, afghanistan, agriculture, charities, roots of peace, news
  • California dairy farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy, saying the state sets the price of milk too low for them to survive.
  • California dairy farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy, saying the state sets the price of milk too low for them to survive.
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sacramento, white house, food, agriculture, fresno, politics video
  • California dairy farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy, saying the state sets the price of milk too low for them to survive.
  • California dairy farmers are on the brink of bankruptcy, saying the state sets the price of milk too low for them to survive.
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sacramento, white house, food, agriculture, fresno, politics, nannette miranda
  • Roots of Peace photo op
  • Once just a small operation run out of home in San Rafael, Roots of Peace is now a major part of the transition in Afghanistan.
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san rafael, afghanistan, agriculture, charities, roots of peace, north bay news, cheryl jennings
  • Roots of Peace photo op
  • Once just a small operation run out of home in San Rafael, Roots of Peace is now a major part of the transition in Afghanistan.
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san rafael, afghanistan, agriculture, charities, roots of peace, news
  • Grapes
  • A Bay Area non-profit is a major part of the effort to restore Afghanistan's ability to feed its families.
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san rafael, afghanistan, agriculture, charities, roots of peace, news
  • CALPIRG makes big statement with Twinkies
  • At the farmers market near San Francisco City Hall CALPIRG made a strong statement about junk food.
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food, agriculture, senate, house of representatives, politics video
  • CALPIRG makes big statement with Twinkies
  • CALPIRG report "Apples to Twinkies 2012" says taxpayers primarily support junk food instead of fresh produce.
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food, agriculture, house of representatives, senate, politics, mark matthews
  • Bags of chopped Romaine lettuce linked to a possible listeria contamination may have been sold in California.
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agriculture, recalls
  • Park staff fight the decline of oak trees in San Francisco's Presidio - and the world.
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presidio, agriculture, news
  • Novella Carpenter farming in Oakland
  • A best-selling author on urban agriculture is ordered by the city of Oakland to stop farming on her block.
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oakland, agriculture, east bay news
  • Novella Carpenter farming in Oakland
  • A best-selling author on urban agriculture is ordered by the city of Oakland to stop farming on her block.
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oakland, agriculture, news
  • The Central Valleys World Ag Expo is showing off some of the latest money-saving and environmentally friendly solutions.
  • The Central Valley's World Ag Expo is showing off some of the latest money-saving and environmentally friendly solutions.
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agriculture, recession, jobs, fresno, central valley, news
  • The Central Valleys World Ag Expo is showing off some of the latest money-saving and environmentally friendly solutions.
  • The Central Valley's World Ag Expo is showing off some of the latest money-saving and environmentally friendly solutions.
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agriculture, recession, jobs, fresno, central valley, business, david louie
  • The Central Valleys World Ag Expo is showing off some of the latest money-saving and environmentally friendly solutions.
  • The 3-day World Ag Expo in the Central Valley is California's largest farm show.
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agriculture, recession, jobs, fresno, central valley, business
  • World Agriculture Expo in Tulare County
  • There's something in the air in Tulare at the World Agriculture Expo, the state's largest farm show.
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agriculture, recession, jobs, fresno, central valley, news
  • World Agriculture Expo in Tulare County
  • There's something in the air in Tulare at the World Agriculture Expo, the state's largest farm show. It's not the methane emanating from nearby dairy farms. It's not the diesel exhaust from heavy equipment working the fields. It's the sense of optimism among the 100,000 farmers, growers, dairymen and equipment manufacturers gathering for the three-day event. They believe the agriculture economy is on the rebound.
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agriculture, recession, jobs, fresno, central valley, business, david louie
  • Cool summer impacting Bay Area gardens
  • Bay Area residents have had a very cool summer, until now, and that's had an impact on local backyard gardens and vineyards.
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agriculture, accuweather
  • Cool summer impacting Bay Area gardens
  • Bay Area residents have had a very cool summer, until now, and that's had an impact on local backyard gardens and vineyards.
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agriculture, accuweather, david louie
  • California farm workers
  • Farm workers lobbied Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign a new bill that would pay workers overtime after 8 hours.
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arnold schwarzenegger, agriculture, politics, nannette miranda
  • California leads the nation in the development of renewable energy, but few projects have actually gotten underway.
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alternative energy, energy, jobs, solar energy, agriculture, assignment 7
  • Pacific delegations meeting in SF to talk trade
  • Protestors have organized as delegations from eight Pacific nations are holding a trade meeting in San Francisco to discuss trade.
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economy, agriculture, competition, animals in peril, peta, business, david louie
  • 6 awarded Goldman Environmental Prizes in San Francisco
  • Six ordinary people who took extraordinary action received one of the world's most prestigious awards for protecting the planet.
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animals in peril, endangered species, agriculture, assignment 7
  • A San Rafael-based charity that helps farmers in Afghanistan has been awarded the biggest government contract ever given to a non-profit.
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san rafael, non-profit, agriculture, afghanistan war, charities, assignment 7, cheryl jennings