Kay Mercer
Interconnections of Ag, Food and Nature across Time, People and Landscapes
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Agri-Musings: Ag is Overwhelmed
Agri-Musings: Words that Ring True Today
Agri-Musings: Plant response to Climate Change?
Agri-Musings: I AM smarter today…
Agri-Musing: California Ag
Agri-Musings: Careers
Agri-Musings: Stuff Happens on the Farm
Agri-Musing: Abraham Lincoln and Agriculture
Agri-Musing: George Washington on Agriculture
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Agri-Stats
Agri-Stats: What % of Your Food Comes from California?
Agri-Stats: California Ag
Agri-Stats: Demographics
Agri-Stats: Aging Agricultural Communities
Agri- Stats: Who Buys Produce?
Agri-Stats: Big Data
Agri-Stats: Ag Land and Urbanization
Agri-Stats: How much do we spend on food?
Agri-Stats: California Ag Has Not Recovered From the Drought.
Agri-Stats
Agri-Stats: Calif. Processing Tomatoes
Factoids
Factoids: Colloquialisms with an Ag twist
Factoids: Pie – in the Sky
Food and Drink
About Food
Americans’ budget shares devoted to food
Pickled iceberg lettuce hearts with chilled iceberg soup – culinary adventures?
Food History Posts
Food History: Cumin
Food History: The Many Uses of Lettuce
Food: Pie – Part 1
Food: Pie – Part 2
Food: Eating Leafy Greens Tied to Cognitive Function
Food History: In Defense of the Humble Casserole
Food History: Squash
Food History: Blueberries
Wine/Beer/Spirits
Beer: Central Coast Historic Saloons
Stopping Invasive Pests
Wine: From Great Britain?
For My Wineo Friends – SLH
Santa Lucia Highlands – A Special Wine Country
Abundance
Celebrating Agricultural Abundance
Have we reached ‘peak food’?
About Food Insecurity
Food Systems/Choices
Food Systems: Organic
Food Systems: Organic Acreage Increases!
Food Systems: Organic Might Not Be Pesticide Free
CSA Is Rooted in Black History
2012 National Locally-Grown Food
Food Systems: Indoor Ag?
Innovation/Ag Tech
Pest Management
Climate Change and Pest Management
Agrochemical Family Tree
Herbicide Resistance Is Real
Biocontrols and Fruit Growing
Water-Musings
Water-Musings: Drinking Water
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Windshield Views (11/3/11)
Windshield View – April 9, 2012
Windshield Views – May 25, 2012
Windshield View – May 10, 2012
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Windshield Views (1/17/13 & 1/30/13)
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Windshield Views (3/26/13)
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Windshield View – April 13, 2012
Windshield Views (4/24/13)
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Windshield Views (7/18/13)
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Windshield Views (9/26/13)
Windshield View (8/23/14)
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Windshield Views (10/9/14)
Windshield Update: July 29, 2015
Windshield Views (7/31/15)
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Windshield View (3/10/17)
Windshield Views (7/18/13)
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