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 is one of the most recognizable names in the almond industry, but it’s so much more than just a brand. A quick pass through your local grocery store, and you’re likely to see Blue...

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....

Rumfish y Vino sits tucked off of Palm Street in downtown Ventura, California. This is the kind of place that locals know about and visitors stumble into thinking they got lucky. Spoiler alert: they...

The spirulina grown by Earthrise Nutritionals is technically a plant. It is also, it turns out, a very patient chemist. Over hundreds of millions of years, this microscopic blue-green algae learned...

At Cheeky's in Palm Springs, the menu starts in the fields of the Coachella Valley, not just in the kitchen. For Cheeky's, desert-grown dates, citrus, and seasonal produce dictate what’s available...

What grows in Riverside County is a two-part answer, because this is a place defined by contrast. Drive across the county, and you’ll see it shift in real time: from the palm-lined...

At Five Crowns, the sweet corn is too sweet to pick with a machine because the kernels burst on contact. So every ear that ends up in a Southern California grocery store has been snapped off the...

Our Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bar recipe is exactly what you need since apple season just landed in California. Forget the fussy lattice top and the two hours of crust anxiety. This is a bar recipe,...

What grows in Imperial County is a significant part of the nation’s winter produce. Known as the country’s “winter salad bowl,” this desert region supplies a large share of the vegetables...

Every spring, an unmistakable agricultural pathway opens with the California Midwinter Fair in Imperial, California, which becomes the largest event in the Imperial Valley. Grandstands fill with...

More than thirty years ago, a blind grape taste test in the Imperial Valley settled a family argument. The organic grape won. That was the moment Doc's Organics got its start as one of the largest...