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What to Serve at Your World Cup Party

If you’re hosting a World Cup party this summer, your snack table deserves to play at the same level as the matches on screen. Enter the CA GROWN World Cup Grazing Board. It’s playful, it’s...

An Easy, Homemade Avocado Mayo Recipe

You already know avocados. You've sliced them, mashed them, eaten them straight from the skin with a little salt and a spoon. But have you made avocado mayo? Because once you do, the stuff in the...

California Kids Cook Brings Farm-to-Fork Learning to Students

A new program is giving students a hands-on introduction to fresh food, local agriculture, and healthy cooking. It all begins with one small citrus fruit with deep Central Coast roots. California...

A Zesty Orzo Salad with Baby Artichokes and Lemon

If you've been walking past baby artichokes at the farmers market because you weren't sure what to do with them, this orzo salad is your answer. Grab a bag. We're going to fix...

This Blueberry Cobbler Recipe is a Winner!

Blueberry cobbler has a reputation for being humble. A one-pan dessert, a potluck staple, the thing you make when you have too many berries and not enough time. Ten minutes of prep, forty minutes in...

A Recipe With Dried Figs You’ll Love; Dried Fig Cake

If you have ever wondered what to do with that bag of dried figs in your pantry, this recipe with dried figs is the answer. Not a salad topping, not a cheese board garnish, but a proper cake. One...

History + Health Benefits of Prunes from California

What’s the story behind the health benefits of prunes? To do this topic justice, we have to go all the way back to the 1800s, when California was better known for gold than for...

An Easy Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe

Good cabbage is key to a good homemade sauerkraut recipe. And cabbage, as it turns out, is having a moment in 2026, so it's a perfect time to try making sauerkraut - a recipe that sounds...

A Perfect Example of How Good Guacamole Is Made

You already know what good guacamole tastes like. That first bite of a warm tortilla chip, the richness of the avocado, and the brightness from lots of lime juice, and salt cutting right through it....

Esmeralda Soria is Passionate about California Agriculture

As the daughter of farmworkers, Esmeralda Soria has always understood the importance of California’s farming community. Today, she uses her role as District 27 Assemblywoman and Chair of the Ag...

The Best Recipes for Avocado Salads To Try

There’s a reason avocado salads never really go out of style. They hit that sweet spot where fresh meets satisfying, where colorful produce meets real staying power. And when those avocados are...

What is the World Ag Expo?

Every February, over 100,000 people from around the world visit Tulare County, California to attend the World Ag Expo. We met with Megan Lawson to learn more about what to expect at the annual...

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