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| | A Celebration of Spring Bounty on Bay Area Farms and Yolo County Case Study |
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| Description |
 A RECEPTION and PANEL discussion at the U.C. Berkeley College of Environmental Design as part of the Agriculture on the Metropolitan Edge Symposium with Slow Food Berkeley and the Community Alliance for Family Farmers.
RECEPTION:
5:30-7:00 p.m. $20 per person
Meet local farmers and taste wines from the Livermore Valley and Yolo County. Sustainable agriculture and local food organizations will offer information about their advocacy work and participation opportunities. Designers, planners, and researchers will present posters about creative and effective approaches to urban-rural interface issues.
PANEL DISCUSSION:
7:00-9:00 p.m. Free and open to the public
Extending from the Delta to the Vaca Mountains and encompassing over half a million acres of prime farmland as well as growing cities, Yolo County epitomizes the contested landscape. The issue of balancing urban growth and farmland protection is of regional concern. Yolo is the top ranked direct marketing county in the country, with the metropolitan Bay Area its main market. In this panel, urban and rural leaders will discuss best practices and innovative strategies for bridging smart growth and sustainable agriculture in the county and the region.
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