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The Northern California Food Movement increased the visibility of small farmers in the state. This focus on the origins of the ingredients also brought renewed attention to agricultural sustainability and the ethics of farm labor, laying the groundwork for popular interests in and appreciation for the “farm-to-fork” concept.

In 1984, Georgeanne Brennan and Charlotte Glenn co-founded Le Marché Seeds International, a mail-order specialty seed company. (Images from UC Davis Library Archives and Special Collections: Georgeanne Brennan Papers, D-739)

Catalog titled "Le Marché Seeds International: A Collection of Vegetable Seeds" in purple lettering, with an illustration of an orange bell pepper in the center.
Catalog for Le Marché Seeds International, 1986
Listing of vegetable seeds for mail-order.
Illustration of various vegetables in the foreground. The heading at the top reads "French Vegetable Seeds" in italics. The bottom reads "Le Marché Seeds International, net wt. 20g"
Seed Box for Potager: a French Kitchen Garden
Le Marché Seeds International box containing different vegetable seeds for planting a French-style garden.
Two women in the center smiling and holding a basket of vegetables
Georgeanne Brennan and Charlotte Glenn
Food Cooperatives Farmers Markets

Exhibit: Organic Activism: The Roots of the Northern California Food Movement

Introduction State Policymaking Food Cooperatives Small Farming Farmers Markets Food Writing Chefs and Restaurants
Exhibit from
Curated by Audrey Russek
Previously on display May 15, 2023 - January 8, 2024 in the Shields Library (Lobby - Archives and Special Collections)