March-April 1993

Cover: With the help of UC Small Farm Advisor Pedro Ilic, Fresno County farmer Chan Eagle has obtained abundant yields of Japanese eggplant – tenfold the output of some surrounding farms. She also grows oriental herbs and other specialty vegetables.

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California Agriculture, March-April 1993

Volume 47, Number 2
Small is bountiful: A special report on small farms.

peer-reviewed research articles

UC program helps small farmers reap big harvest
by John Stumbos
pp5-18, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p5
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Sidebar: San Diego farmers put ‘sustainability’ into practice
by J. Stumbos
pp11-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p11
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The small farm: It's innovative and persistent in a changing world
by Desmond A. Jolly
pp19-22, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p19
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It takes a lot of effort but… There's an “active market” today for small farm loans
by Karen Klonsky
pp23-26, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p23
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Surviving in ‘the best of times, the worst of times’: Real problems — real solutions
by Henry J. Vaux
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p2
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Small farmers: Who are they and why do they matter?
by J. Stumbos
pp6-7, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p6
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Southeast Asian refugees learn modern farming methods
by J. Stumbos
pp9, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p9
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“Tastings” open doors to new markets for small growers
by J. Stumbos
pp14, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p14
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Sonoma County farmers carve out new market niche
by J. Stumbos
pp16-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p16
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Angled luffa, bitter melon, fuzzy melon, yard-long bean… Postharvest handling of Asian specialty vegetables under study
by Ru-Jing Zong , Marita I. Cantwell , Leonard L. Morris
pp27-29, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p27
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Popularity has spawned diversity - and rules - at certified farmers' markets
by Kathleen Peck , Ronald E. Voss , James I. Grieshop , Joan Wright , Martha Stiles
pp30-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v047n02p30
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