19/01/2026
UC Santa Cruz has 33 acre organic farm on campus, where students learn the theory and practice of sustainable agriculture, from mixing compost to harvesting 15,000 kilos of strawberries a year. Slocum (with his two daughters assisting!) visited and gave a seminar to 35 students about jungle plants and their nutrients, and shared some of his favorite recipes. It was a beautiful (and tasty) afternoon, cross pollinating ideas from the Amazon Jungle with Northern California’s coastal farm land.