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Are Dates Healthy? The Satisfying Sweetness of California Dates

Sun-drenched dates from California are known for their natural sweetness and today they are trending as a natural sweetener with benefits, but are dates healthy?  Dates have delighted and...

How is Rice Grown at Lundberg Family Farms?

How is rice grown? We visited rice farmers Brita and Bryce Lundberg to learn more about their organic and regenerative rice farm in Richvale, California. At Lundberg Family Farms, the way rice is...

The Way Rice is Grown Matters at Lundberg Family Farms

In a Northern California rice field, with the sky bathed in a sunset glow and dragonflies swirling around her curls, Brita Lundberg shared a confession. “I love telling my family’s story,” she...

This Almond Cake Recipe is Made with Date Sugar

If you have ever made a flourless chocolate cake, you'll understand the process and why this cake bakes the way it does. Same physics, different flavor. Ground nuts and eggs hold everything...

Make Your Own Edible Bouquet with Produce

A bouquet of flowers delivers instant and lasting joy. It may be a small gesture, but the sentiment is big. In lieu of flowers, might we offer a bouquet of produce instead? With a produce-inspired...

Goat Cheese Fig Honey Walnut Stack

Think of this Goat Cheese Fig Honey Walnut Stack as the easiest cheesecake you'll ever make. It’s got the same spirit as a luscious cheesecake, but this snacky little stack comes together in...

Fig Pistachio Ice Cream Sundae

Fresh, California-grown figs are the cherry on top of this Fig Pistachio Ice Cream Sundae. A quick, easy, jammy homemade fig compote ripples between creamy, cool scoops of pale green pistachio ice...

SAMI Robotics: High-Tech Harvesters

  In a romaine lettuce field outside of San Juan Bautista, the team from SAMI Robotics proudly unveiled their robotic lettuce harvester to a group of growers, policymakers and media. With...

Wooly Garden: Turning Agricultural Waste into a Resource

It’s no secret that sustainable agriculture and innovation go hand in hand - and M&J Farm’s Wooly Garden brand only proves that point. This Central California dairy farm is using sheep wool...

Farmers & Makers: Celebrating Women in Food and Agriculture

Meet some of the women shaping the future of farming and food at Cherry Bombe’s Farmers & Makers event in Paso Robles! Celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer with Cherry Bombe...

Bondolio: Good Olive Oil is Life-Changing

Is good olive oil really life-changing? If you ask Karen Bond, the founder of Bondolio, the answer is a firm yes. A self-described “good Italian girl,” Karen knew her way around a kitchen. She...

Celebrating Summer with the Health Benefits of Cantaloupes

Originally cultivated in ancient Rome and Egypt, cantaloupes are often referred to as the “nectar of the gods.” Slice open a perfectly vine-ripened California Cantaloupe and it’s easy to...

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