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California Matters with Mark Bittman

California Matters with Mark Bittman

Cookbook author and former New York Times columnist Mark Bittman has come west to explore California and the food that's grown and made here with the University of California Global Food Initiative. In this 10-part series he'll visit oyster farms in Northern California, Chinese restaurants in Southern California, and farmers in the Central Valley, stopping at points in between to talk to urban foragers and kids eating school lunches, among others. Join us here every other Tuesday for a new installment of California Matters.

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4:31
Mark Bittman goes on a foraging excursion around the streets of Oakland.
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5:16
Yong Chen, UC Irvine history professor and author of "Chop Suey, USA: The Story of Chinese Food in America" talks about the evolution of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. with Mark Bittman. They visit Los Angeles Chinatown to compare the artifice of the ...
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4:33
Mark Bittman and Claire Kremen visit Full Belly Farms in Northern California and talk about why promoting native pollinators is essential to the ecosystem and our food system.
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4:03
In this episode, Mark Bittman cruises along the waters off of Marshall, CA, where UC Davis researchers are helping local food producers Hog Island Oyster Co. monitor the effects of ocean acidification on the marine ecosystem.
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4:25
The Central Valley is home to the nation's largest Hmong farming community, but they still face huge challenges.
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0:30
In an ongoing video series, writer Mark Bittman explores a diverse range of food issues.
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5:06
These days, school lunch is a much more loaded idea than the lunch lady serving kids food on trays.
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4:09
The restaurant industry is the second largest sector in the economy with more than 11 million workers, yet these individuals are the lowest paid in the country -- the federal minimum wage is still $2.13 an hour for tipped workers.
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4:30
Mark Bittman learns about the CHAMACOS Study and how it's working to make agricultural communities safer for children and families.
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4:27
Mark tours the UC Santa Cruz Farm and learns how the organic farm's pioneering efforts are benefiting an entire community.
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2:49
In this last episode of California Matters, Mark Bittman recaps his California tour.
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