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KQED serves the people of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories.

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KQED newscast for Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM

The cost of food in the Bay Area keeps climbing. In the last year, grocery prices here have risen by nearly 6 percent on average. That means an average Bay Area household is spending nearly $40 more at the grocery store every month.  People looking for savings know about clipping coupons … buying in bulk … but there’s another option that’s helping make it easier to save on food.  Growing your OWN at-home garden — and here to explain is KQED’s outdoors reporter Sarah Wright.

The cost of food in the Bay Area keeps climbing. In the last year, grocery prices here have risen by nearly 6 percent on average. That means an average Bay Area household is spending nearly $40 more at the grocery store every month.&nbsp; People looking for savings know about clipping coupons &hellip; buying in bulk &hellip; but there&rsquo;s another option that&rsquo;s helping make it easier to save on food.&nbsp; Growing your OWN at-home garden &mdash; and here to explain is KQED&rsquo;s outdoors reporter Sarah Wright.

How to Grow Your Own Home Garden

Tomorrow marks the 120th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco. The 7.9 magnitude quake and the resulting fires killed three thousand people and leveled much of the city. Since then, San Francisco has spent billions retrofitting buildings. But as KQED’s Ezra David Romero explains, there’s more work to be done.

Tomorrow marks the 120th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco. The 7.9 magnitude quake and the resulting fires killed three thousand people and leveled much of the city. Since then, San Francisco has spent billions retrofitting buildings. But as KQED&rsquo;s Ezra David Romero explains, there&rsquo;s more work to be done.

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