At Rancho San Julian on California’s Central Coast, there are beehives to monitor, cattle to check, fences to mend, horses to feed, dry-farmed crops to watch, orchards to harvest, meals to prepare...

At Prancer’s Farm in Santa Paula, agriculture is not something visitors observe from a distance. It is something they walk through, pick from, taste, touch, smell and, sometimes, carry home still...

At  Friends Ranches in Ojai, where tangerines thrive, sweetness has a season. It starts sometime in March, when the days begin to warm but the evenings still carry a coastal chill, and...

Resendiz Fruit Barn is a beloved Modesto destination for fresh produce and old-fashioned family fun. Francisco Resendiz, owner of Resendiz Fruit Barn, first came to California as a teenager,...

It’s easy to see why Dutch Hollow Farms is one of the Central Valley’s most beloved U-pick flower farms. Owner John Bos deftly combines agricultural education with good old-fashioned fun, all...

Get a taste of Yolo County at Turkovich Family Wines, a family-owned winery in Winters, California. Winters, California - just 30 minutes outside of Sacramento - feels like a classic slice of...

While many people associate the California’s Gold County in the Central Sierra Foothills with prospecting and abandoned gold mines, Ironstone Vineyards - a family-owned vineyard -is reshaping that...

Twin Peaks Orchards’ organic produce is the darling of the Sacramento food scene. We met with Camelia Enriquez to learn more about what makes this small Placer County farm such a big...

The word “cider” typically brings one of two things to mind - lightly spiced apple juice or hard cider, a sweet, alcoholic alternative to beer or seltzers. The elegant, nuanced ciders you’ll...

You don’t know what fresh citrus tastes like until you’ve enjoyed a perfectly ripe mandarin, plucked straight from the tree. We met with Greg Lewis, owner of Sunset Ridge Fine Fruits, to learn...

Did you know that the Golden State grows 99% of the nation’s pomegranates? We met with Stacey Grote of Simonian Farms to learn more about how pomegranates are grown in California! Pomegranates...

Andy’s Orchard, a tiny Morgan Hill farm stand, has amassed an army of fervent followers. People drive from all across the state to taste Andy’s tree-ripened heirloom fruits. We spoke with owner...