The Davis Farmers' Market

Be sure and take time to visit the Davis Farmers' Market at Central Park and 3rd Streets in Davis, CA. Open year round, rain or shine, you will find a wide range of fruits and vegetables, including certified organic produce, as well as fresh baked goods.

Market Hours:
Sat: 8-1, year-round
Wed. 4:30-8:30 pm, Mar thru Oct

Winter Market:
Wed. 2-6 pm, Nov to mid-March

Amber and Ice: Dale Chihuly Art Installation at UC Davis

Chihuly Sculpture Finds New Home at the University of California Davis
The glass sculpture by internationally renowned artist Dale Chihuly that previously graced the main lobby at ALZA plaza has found a new home at the University of California at Davis. The 1200-pound chandelier, donated to the University by ALZA with guidance from the Johnson & Johnson Office of Corporate Contributions, hangs in the main lobby of Valley Hall, a new instructional facility with the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Trivia: This is a very sentimental post for me ....as I am retiring from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine today.

Whole Earth Festival at UCD

The UCD Whole Earth Festival food vendors offer temporary loan of dishes, utensils and mugs for a small deposit. When you are done eating, you can return your items and get your money back.

Neeta's Henna Tattoo booth was a popular spot for fair goers. Though henna has been used for body art and hair dye since the Bronze Age, henna has had a recent renaissance in body art due to improvements in cultivation and processing.

Under the rainbow

Tom Mezzanares took this great photo of the rainbow over the Art Building at the UC Davis Campus. I hope this is a sign of better budget times for our local university.

Faithful Partner Monument

On Tuesday, March 31, at 12:30 p.m. the School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis Police Department and the Western States Police Canine Association held a public rededication of the Faithful Partner monument honoring the California police dogs that died in the line of duty between August 2002 and February 2009. More than 200 police officers from law enforcement agencies throughout the state attended, along with numerous dog and handler teams.

For more photos of the canine officers that were honored at this event visit Webshots.

"Tree of Life" Tile Mural in the UC Davis Arboretum

The Art-Science Fusion Program at UCD produced the "Tree of Life" mural for the Arboretum restroom building's east wall in 2006. The arboretum's oak education project also calls for another ceramic mosaic mural to be installed on the South wall, depicting the fauna and flora of a California oak woodland ecosystem.

"Simply Radishing"

The "Xtracycle Radish". According to the manufacturer's website "Her mother was a trucker, her father was a beach cruiser. We call her...Radish." I see a lot of different brands and styles of bikes on campus but this one looks very functional for transporting groceries and packages. Retails for about $1200.

Trivia: Davis, already the nation's most bike-friendly city, will welcome Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California Feb. 15. The city is one of 16 host cities of this year's professional cycling event, which will feature Lance Armstrong in his first U.S. race after a three-year hiatus. The 750-mile race starts in Sacramento on Feb. 14 and ends in Escondido on Feb. 22.

UC Davis: Equine Athletic Performance Laboratory

The Claire Giannini Hoffman Equine Athletic Performance Laboratory (EAPL) at UC Davis, completed in 2005, includes an equine exercise clinic with a treadmill for Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) patient examinations.

Trivia: Claire Giannini Hoffman was the first woman to serve on the boards of Bank of America and Sears, Roebuck & Company. In 1949 Mrs. Hoffman became a director of the Bank of America, succeeding her father, A.P. Giannini (Amadeo Giannini). A.P. Giannini was the founder of the Bank of Italy, later renamed Bank of America, and of the Banca d'America e d'Italia in San Francisco, in 1904. The bank was established to serve working class citizens of the area, especially Italians living in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. The bank survived the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 and was one of the first to offer loans to businesses to help rebuild the city.

Wildlife Anatomy: The American Beaver

Beavers are fantastic swimmers, but they are very awkward on land. Their webbed feet are the size of Ping-Pong paddles and cause them to move very slowly on land. More about the American Beaver here.

Trivia: See the City of Elk Grove Beaver management program.

A Playground For Dogs

Canine exercise yard at UC Davis.

"ANGEL" by Rene Martucci

This statue by local artist Rene Martucci is on display at the UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health.

Sharon Anglin, manager of the CCAH, said that a friend contributed a significant amount of funds to their Center for finishing the courtyard west of the CCAH (between the CCAH and VMII/Physical Rehab areas); she did so in memory of her beloved dog “Angel”: Angel was a beloved family member, whose name conveys a special message: Animals Need God’s Everlasting Love. ~ Barbara

UC Davis Double-Decker Bus

West Sacramento Early College Prep: Hoping to give underserved kids a head-start on college, UC Davis has joined with Sacramento City College and the Washington Unified School District to launch an innovative charter school housed in a wing of the Evergreen Elementary School campus in West Sacramento.

Trivia: I will really miss campus life when I retire...the new crop of beautiful bright-eyed students each year, the food at the Student Union, the campus artwork, the bicyclers, doubledeckers, backpackers and the Whole Earth Festival each spring. The longer I'm on campus the more I grow to love it. It is amazing how many faculty retire, but keep coming back to work for no salary. I doubt there are many professions that can claim this unusual loyalty.
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