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In a Soggy Winter, Reflecting on the Historic Rains of 1918 in the Santa Clara Valley
Mar 16 2023
By Anne Marie Todd, author of Valley of Heart's Delight: Environment and Sense of Place in the Santa Clara ValleyThe winter of 2023 has been especially soggy in the Santa Clara Valley. In January, San José received 5.67 inches of rain. Flooding, mudslides, and downed trees and powerlines have ma
The race to protect the food of the future – why seed banks alone are not the answer
Mar 23 2022
By Helen Anne Curry, author of Endangered Maize: Industrial Agriculture and the Crisis of ExtinctionThis post was originally published on The Conversation.Last summer I grew three varieties of corn in my tiny garden. I knew from the start that my harvest, if any, would be meagre. The plants