Media & Press
SAGE and its projects have been covered by various media and publications. Below are a sampling of articles from the past years written by a variety of news outlets.
Recent Publicity:
By Carol Graham
For the past six years, the Sunol Water Temple AgPark has fostered sustainable farming and public education while protecting natural resources in the Alameda County Watershed. Read the entire article here
Sustainable Agriculture Surrounds Sunol Valley Water Temple
A century ago, local residents would flock to the bucolic setting of the Sunol Valley Water Temple for Sunday afternoon picnics. These days, schoolchildren flock to the surrounding 18 acres during the week for hands-on lessons in sustainable agriculture. Read the entire article here
Interview with Sibella Kraus, President of SAGE
In spring of 2013, CUESA will officially celebrate 20 years of the permanent Ferry Plaza Farmers Market with reflections, special guests, and events. We spoke with Kraus to learn more about the market’s inception and its growth over the years. Read the entire interview here
SPUR – Ideas and Action for a Better City:
Article – The Sunol AgPark: Farming City-Owned Land Outside San Francisco. Read More
“What Do You Do with a Black Futsu?“- By Cheryl Angelina Koehler, Edible East Bay, Fall/Winter 2010.
“Age of the Mentor” – From The Furrow magazine, November 2010.
” Ethiopian pepper’s season”- By Lynne Char Bennett, San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, 2010.
“The Sunol Water Temple is a Roman-style temple set amid the fields of Sunol” – By Rebecca Johnson, Contra Costa Times, September 27, 2010.
“Simply Sunol” – Column by Barbara Egbert in The Sunolian, August, 2010.
“Fewer Farms to Feed ‘Local’ Appetite” – From the Wall Street Journal, March, 2010.
“Iu-Mien Village Farms Sustain a Lifelong Tradition” (page 1,page 2) – From the San Antonio Unity, October/November 2009.
“Terra Bella Family Farm: Growing Community Along with Crops” – From East Bay Edible Magazine, Harvest 2009.
“In the Field” – From Terrain Magazine, Fall 2009.
“Farming and Wildlife at the Sunol AgPark” – Audio-slideshow created by Bay Nature Magazine, July 2009.
“Issues Facing Small Farmers in the Bay Area” Video and Website – created by Sierra Prospect students, featuring Sunol AgPark farmers, Spring 2009.
“Co-op Farm Thrives in Sunol” (page 1, page 2) – From the Livermore Independent Magazine, February 2009.
“Seeds from Southeast Asia Sprout in Sunol’s Fertile Soil” –from Edible East Bay Winter 2008.
“Farmer tenants work San Francisco-owned land“- From the San Francisco Chronicle, October 2008.
“Celebrating the Produce Pioneers” – From the San Francisco Chronicle, August 2008.
“AgPark a growing success” – From the Contra Costa Times, September 2006.


