HealthyCal » Community Report http://www.healthycal.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Couple rebuilds life in ‘House of Peace’ http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7209 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7209#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:52 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7209 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7209/feed 0 Traditional folk arts boost health http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7203 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7203#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:02 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7203 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7203/feed 0 Richmond mulls pathbreaking soda tax http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7136 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7136#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:20 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7136 By Mary Flynn The city of Richmond is attempting to pass a proposal that’s failed in big cities including New York City and Philadelphia – and if they succeed, their plan could encourage statewide changes in California. ]]> http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7136/feed 0 Salinas launches pilot program for peace http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7128 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7128#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:17 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7128 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7128/feed 0 The importance of seeds: nonprofit creates a public seed library http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7274 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7274#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:41:21 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7274 By Jenn Walker Ysidro Avila rummages through a tote bag and begins spreading packets of seeds out on the coffee table. “One of my favorites is Salvia hispanica or Salvia columbariae, which is the chia seed,” he says. “I have a winter spinach, which is an organic giant version of spinach.” The list of the bag’s contents continues. Blue hopi corn seeds, organic alfalfa seeds, heirloom red kidney seeds, heirloom oat and wheat seeds, jolokia pepper seeds, cauliflower, oregano, parsley, brussel sprouts, radishes, spaghetti squash, more than 100,000 tomato seeds… Just when it seems like he’s finished, he lists more. These…]]> http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7274/feed 1 Need grows for domestic violence shelter, but funding is stagnant http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7142 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7142#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7142 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7142/feed 0 Mobile consulate helps Mexican nationals in rural Merced http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6955 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6955#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:06 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=6955 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6955/feed 0 Long Beach community college to develop program for Latinos http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6990 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6990#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:36 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=6990 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6990/feed 0 Salinas hospital to train indigenous-language interpreters http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7042 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7042#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:32 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7042 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7042/feed 3 Boys and men of color the focus of meeting in Oakland http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7178 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7178#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:05:08 +0000 Dan http://www.healthycal.org/?p=7178 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/7178/feed 0