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If you’re a fan of California avocados - and honestly, who isn’t - it’s time to discover Kimball Ranch. Grown in Ventura County’s rocky hillsides and lavished with California sunshine,...
California is the fifth-largest producer of apples in the United States, and the California Apple Commission represents apple growers and handlers statewide. We met with Michelle Borges, Director of...
California is home to more than 400 specialty crops, many of which are supported by commodity boards. These boards help to educate consumers and to advocate for farmers. We met with Rachael Laenen,...
Struggling to come up with creative cheese board ideas for your delicious Real California cheese? We’ve got all the info you need - and plenty of stunning inspiration, too! There’s no...
Ventura’s ultimate farm-to-fork experience is at Paradise Pantry - a place where guests can explore regional, seasonal flavors before stocking up on local wines and cheeses to enjoy at...
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...
Preserve Restaurant in Winters, California, has turned the farm-to-table food scene on its head by embracing the age-old art of food preservation. You've probably heard the saying, "Everything old...
This fruit-filled trifle is a real showstopper! Layered fruit, soft cake, clouds of citrus-laced cream are stacked into glassware so everyone can see exactly what they are about to eat, then...
California’s dairy story is bigger than a glass of milk. From fog-cooled coastal creameries to Central Valley cheesemakers and Sonoma County classics, the Golden State produces cheeses that can...
Here's the thing about the classic cantaloupe-and-prosciutto pairing. Everybody has eaten it. Hardly any have ever changed the script of how it's prepared - until now. Rethink The...
