July 26th, 2011
The CAA Board of Directors meeting will be held in Sacramento, California, on August 2nd, 2011. We will also be offering a member reception following the meeting. Agenda will be as follows: 9:00am to 12:00pm: Board of Directors meeting, open to CAA members 1:00pm to 4:00pm: Executive session, closed to guests (CAA Directors only) 4:30pm [...]
July 20th, 2011
Culinary students from Cosumnes Oaks High School (Elk Grove) and local professional chefs will be preparing farm-raised fish & shellfish throughout the afternoon this Saturday at The Farmʼs demonstration kitchen at Cal Expo. Fair-goers are invited to sample the tasty endproduct of Californiaʼs fine variety of sustainably and locally grown seafood, including trout, sturgeon, tilapia, [...]
July 16th, 2011
Pacific Legal Foundation is stepping forward to help fight a bureaucratic assault on recreational freshwater fishing in Califo rnia — a sporting industry that contributes $2.4 billion to the state’s economy, creating thousands of jobs and offering outdoor enjoyment for millions of individuals and families. Stringent, costly — and unjustified — new permitting requirements are [...]
July 8th, 2011
The Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA is granting approximately ten million dollars for projects promoting agricultural commodities. CAA applied for a grant to create seven informational items and 5 video vignettes of fish farmers in California. An updated CAA brochure A vendor information leaflet Several large post cards featuring farmers A packet on healthy [...]
July 1st, 2011
For the past several months, CAWSI members have been participating with other leaders throughout the state on the California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply, a consensus-based forum for leaders to uncover obstacles, identify solutions, and take action to enhance water security for specialty crop agriculture, the public, and the environment. On June 22nd, the [...]
July 1st, 2011
At an August 3rd-4th Sacramento hearing of the California Fish and Game Commission, the Fish and Game Department will be introducing unprecedented and costly regulations that threaten the very existence of fresh water recreational fishing, an industry that stocks California lakes and ponds and supplies your favorite restaurant and grocery store with fresh and affordable [...]
July 1st, 2011
In addition to the always popular exhibit of live fish & aquatic plants, we have a new feature: Chefs will be demonstrating how to prepare product from CAA growers throughout the fair’s run, with a special spotlight on Sat, July 23rd (billed as Aquaculture Day at The Farm). Special guests from the Elk Grove school [...]
