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Agroecology Commons Weathers a Weird Winter and Political Storms

Author By Sonya Bennett-Brandt

Date March 5, 2026

Finding Community at the Bay Area Climate Literacy Exchange

Author By Padma Balaji

Date March 5, 2026

A third of our food supply goes to waste, and Bay Area students are learning how to fix it one school cafeteria at a time.

Easy Spring Vegetables for Small Gardens

Author By Allison Kidder

Date March 5, 2026

Snap peas and Tokyo turnips are hardy, cool-season vegetables well-suited to Bay Area gardens. Here's how to grow and cook them.

Colorful sign reading "Welcome to Canticle Farm" — At Canticle Farm, Food and Community Are Prayer for a Better World

Author By Nik Altenberg

Date March 5, 2026

On a residential street in East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, a front yard becomes a food distribution network every Friday.

What Do Teens Think is Healthy Food?

Author By Sachi Bansal

Date March 5, 2026

Student reporting fellow Sachi Bansal asks three high school seniors in Fairfield about how they define healthy food, and what they think of the new food pyramid.

En Canticle Farm, la comida y la comunidad son las oraciones para un mundo mejor

Author By Nik Altenberg

Date March 5, 2026

Canticle Farm está reinventando el concepto de vecindario a través de la tierra compartida, la comida gratuita y la acogida radical.

En la granja agroecológica Agroecology Commons, las nutrias han vuelto

Author By Sonya Bennett-Brandt

Date March 5, 2026

Un año tras nuestra primera visita a Agroecology Commons, la granja en El Sobrante tiene una nueva base para un invernadero, un próspero programa de entrenamiento para agricultores y una...

Verduras de primavera fáciles de cultivar en jardines pequeños

Author By Allison Kidder

Date March 5, 2026

Los chícharos dulces y los nabos japoneses son verduras resistentes al frío, ideales para los jardines del Área de la Bahía. Aquí te explicamos cómo cultivarlos y cocinarlos.

En comunidad durante el evento Bay Area Climate Literacy Exchange

Author By Padma Balaji

Date March 5, 2026

Un tercio de nuestro suministro de alimentos se desperdicia, y estudiantes en el Área de la Bahía están aprendiendo cómo solucionarlo.

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This special, seven-part KneeDeep Times investigative series explores fire, flood, heat and other extremes in three dimensions — science, people, place — and reports on how researchers, activists, city planners, and community leaders are building climate resilience.

A bird's-eye view of an urban walkway/park in the center, with Mission Creek pictured below and buildings pictured above — The Race Against Runoff

Douglas fir seedlings. Photo: CAL FIRE — Reforesting a Fiery, Warming World

Insurance Innovations Reward Communities Trying to Reduce Climate Risk

How Two Rivers Could Rescue Sinking Beaches and Marshes

One Man’s Five-Fire Learning Curve

scientists looking at oyster castle — A Living Shoreline, Built One Oyster at a Time

Residents meet to discuss heat. Photo: Eliana Perez — Slow Progress on Shade For California’s Hottest Desert Towns

In Uncertain Times, the Port of Oakland Goes Electric

Small house fire in 2025 in Boulder Creek near Santa Cruz. Photo: Steve Kuehl — Staying Wise About Fire – 5 Years Post-CZU

Handouts at the Climate of Hope Fair. Photo: Sierra Garcia — Pajaro Residents Weigh In on How to Use Climate Funds

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Noticias en español

Author By KDT Staff

Encuentra más historias en español esta primavera, dentro de nuestro boletín KneeDeep con vecinos, y...

ReaderBoard — ReaderBoard

Author By KDT Staff

Once a month we share reader announcements: jobs, events, reports, and more.

free library in Mill Valley — Live Near a Tiny Library? Join Our Citizen Marketing Campaign

Author By KDT Staff

KneeDeep asks readers to place paper zines in tiny street libraries to help us reach...

The youth advisory team debriefed with Cesar Estien after noting temperature variations at four nearby locations. — Six Months on the Community Reporting Beat

Author By KDT Staff

The magazine worked with four journalists in training from community colleges, and began building a...

Six people sit in chairs at the Sustainable Solano meeting — Rio Vista Residents Talk Health and Air Quality

Author By Daniela Ramirez

A Sustainable Solano community meeting dug into how gas wells, traffic, and other pollution sources...

Six GreenLatinos members in Washington, D.C. — Threatened by Trump’s Policies, GreenLatinos Refuses to Back Down

Author By Dave Rhody

National nonprofit GreenLatinos is advancing environmental equity and climate action amid immigration enforcement and policy...

Ten fellows pose in front of a Resilient Roots poster. — Field Clips: What 7 Newly-Minted Climate Leaders Did for Solano County

Author By KDT Staff

After 10 months of climate leadership training, the graduates of the Resilient Roots program tell...

Climate Adaptation: A Guide — Climate Adaptation: The Basics

Author By Vrinda Manglik

Resilient sweet potatoes and stilts on houses remind us how adaptable human beings can be....

A sign in front of a garden — Digging in the Dirt Got Me Into Student Climate Action

Author By Sydney Quan

A public garden at El Cerrito High School in the East Bay inspired my love...

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March 2026

Hundreds of climate activists and elected officials gathered outside San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, February 25 to protest proposed cuts to the city’s Environment Department. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s office has introduced a budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 that would lay off about eight of the department’s employees. Photo: Duncan Agnew

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The Bike Fremont booth at Niles Canyon Stroll & Roll in 2023. Photo: Bike Fremont. — Encouraging Stories of Practical Action

Author By KDT Staff

Date December 12, 2023

Year-end story round up of practical actions you can take to become more climate resilient, from home improvements to neighbor networks.

Fresh loaves milled and baked with local wheat at a San Francisco bakery. Photo: Josey Baker. — Leaders of the Local Grain Economy

Author By Kayla Zola

Date August 23, 2023

While wheat accounts for just under 3% of California's harvested cropland, a local grain economy has given the crop new significance.

New Maps Reveal Bay Area Flood Threat From Below

Author By Meg Duff

Date January 18, 2023

As Bay Area residents kayaked through flooded streets and bailed out buildings during California’s recent storms, they faced not only bursting creeks and pouring rain but also rising groundwater.

rending light tree — Flipping the Switch on All-Electric Housing

Author By Kate Bradshaw

Date September 21, 2022

An East Palo Alto affordable housing project is at the forefront of a trend cities across California are trying to encourage: switching from natural gas appliances to electric ones. But...