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A Veggie-Packed Recipe for Creamy Farrotto

Farrotto is the dish that makes turning on your oven in July feel like a good decision. It's farro cooked low and slow, risotto style, until it turns rich and creamy. Then, it's topped with a pile...

Sweet Girl Farms: Redefining the Modern Farm Stand

Sweet Girl Farms gets a lot of attention for its viral Instagram videos and robust social media following, but there's much more to this Reedley farm than eye-catching content. We met with owner...

Stop and Smell the Flowers at Lavender Fresh Farm

Lavender Fresh Farm offers a unique opportunity for people to relax and immerse themselves in the beauty of agriculture. We spoke with Heather Gillispie to learn more about this family-owned U-pick...

A Summer Sweet Corn Salad with Tomatoes and Wild Rice

Every summer I overbuy sweet corn. Six ears for a household of two, every single trip, like the season might get called off early. This corn salad takes the same ears and turns them into something...

A Fruit Forward Blended Cottage Cheese Bowl Recipe

Blended cottage cheese is having a moment, and honestly, it's about time. That tub of cottage cheese in the back of your fridge just got a serious glow-up. Throw it in a food processor with fruit...

Celebrating the Nutritional Benefits of Walnuts

When it comes to the nutritional benefits of walnuts, there’s a lot to love. A substantial body of research backs the benefits of California Walnuts for the heart, brain, and gut, and in...

An Easy Recipe for Fig + Nut Stuffed Sweet Potato

There's a particular kind of dinner win that comes from a stuffed sweet potato, and it asks almost nothing of you. Bake a few California sweet potatoes until the insides turn soft and jammy, then...

How to Make Oven Roasted Corn – It’s Almost Too Easy

Roasted corn might be the easiest recipe you make all summer, and that is exactly the point. Skip the grill, skip the boiling pot, and let the oven do the work while you handle everything else for...

In Season Summer Recipe Ideas for Dinner

Stuck in a weeknight rut? The best summer recipe ideas for dinner start with what's already at its peak in California fields right now. Sweet corn is at its juiciest, tomatoes are practically...

Sizzling Cinnamon Apple Skillet with Raisins

Some nights you want dessert without the production, and this apple skillet gives you that. It's caramelized Fuji apples, plump California raisins, and honey-soaked cinnamon in about twenty minutes,...

Blue Diamond: Inside California’s Largest Almond Cooperative

Blue Diamond is one of the most recognizable names in the almond industry, but it’s so much more than just a brand. We met with Blue Diamond’s Chief Government and Public Affairs Officer, Alicia...

A Guide to What Grows in Ventura County

Everyone driving through the county of Ventura on their way to somewhere else sees the same postcard: ocean views, surfers, and the Pacific Ocean stretching toward the Channel Islands National Park....

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