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Organic Farming In San Diego

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host

Published April 17, 2012 at 8:30 AM PDT

This story was published more than 12 years ago.

Organic farming in San Diego county.

GUESTS:Eric Larsen, Executive Director, San Diego County Farm BureauNan Sterman, Garden designer and author, "California Gardener's Guide Vol. II", and "Waterwise Plants for the Southwest".

Recently, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors gave an initial okay to a plan to get rid of eye gnats at organic farms. The plan isn't too popular with organic farmers because it allows, as a last resort, the spraying of non-organic pesticides.

As the new plan is still being studied, we though it might be a good time to find out about organic growing in San Diego. How much of our agriculture is made up of organic farms, what challenges they face...and what it takes to be organic.

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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