Olivia Marie Quinlan Henry

Regional Food Systems Area Advisor

Capitol Corridor MCP Cooperative Extension
2780 E. Gibson Road
Woodland, CA 95776
omhenry@ucanr.edu

http://cecapitolcorridor.ucanr.edu

Also in:
Solano County
Placer-Nevada Counties

Links

• Program website: Capitol Corridor Food Systems
• Progam blog: Sacramento Food Systems

Biography

Olivia Henry (she/her) is a UCCE Regional Food Systems Advisor serving Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Counties. She has a master's degree in community development from UC Davis, where she focused on employee- and community-owned enterprises. Olivia's background is in journalism, having worked in communications and outreach roles with the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KALW Public Radio, San Francisco Public Press, the Institute for Nonprofit News and Mother Jones. She previously worked on several farms in the Sacramento region, is a candidate California Master Beekeeper and a certified California Naturalist.

Education

M.S. Community Development, University of California, Davis. 2021

B.S. Journalism, Western Washington University. 2013

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Community Development
• Marketing and Distribution Practices
• Interact With the Media
• Building Regional Markets
• Food System Assessments/Policy
• Urban Agriculture/Local and Regional Food Systems
• Sustainable Food Systems

Bibliography

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Henry, Olivia (2024). Permitting a farm stand in Solano County. Capitol Corridor Food Systems. July 18. https://ucanr.edu/sites/ccfoodsystems/files/400288.pdf
• Henry, Olivia (2023). Nevada Co. Food Policy Council to focus on local food in schools, hospitals. The Union. Nov. 22. https://www.theunion.com/lifestyles/nevada-co-food-policy-council-to-focus-on-local-food-in-schools-hospitals/article_b3060c7e-8893-11ee-86f8-f3dec6dd67a9.html
• Henry, Olivia (2023). UCCE visits UC Davis food processing facilities. Sacramento Food Systems. Nov. 7. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=58274
• Henry, Olivia (2022). Lack of meat processing plants hurts Nevada County agriculture, economy. YubaNet. Dec. 7. https://yubanet.com/regional/lack-of-meat-processing-plants-hurts-nevada-county-agriculture-economy/
• Henry, Olivia (2022). Lack of meat processing plants hurts Nevada County agriculture, economy. The Union. Dec. 16. https://www.theunion.com/lifestyles/farm-to-table/lack-of-meat-processing-plants-hurts-nevada-county-agriculture-economy/article_4a081173-36eb-5439-8aed-6127bf823c2f.html

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Urban Agriculture - Member

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