The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates today's agriculture industry.BY SARAH CAFASSO, STANFORD NATURAL CAPITAL PROJECTHow we farm can guard against climate change and protect critical [...]
BY KATRINA MAJEWSKI, ASLA 2018 - 19 PRESIDENT'S REPORT To the 2018-2019 ASLA Northern California Executive Committee Members: Blake Rhinehart, Carolyne Orazi, April Philips, Liz Boults, Amy Cupples, Carmen Erasmus, Tala Fatolahzadeh, Kris Davis, Loretta Drummond, Will Green, Siobhan Hussey, Andy Nowak, Krista Van Hove, Blake Sanborn, and of [...]
BY MAY WONG Consider the last time you hired an electrician, plumber or painter. Did you care to check if they were licensed or not? If licensing status was not your priority, you are not alone, according to new research by Stanford economist Brad Larsen. Larsen's research finds that [...]