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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...

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...

Fresh Vintage Farms: Deliciously Sustainable

Fresh Vintage Farms uses imperfect almonds + walnuts to produce a line of nut oils and almond mayonnaise. Sustainability has never tasted this delicious.  Fact: California almonds are a no-waste...

Does Grapery Grow The World’s Best-Tasting Grapes? 

Grapery is on a mission to deliver the world’s best-tasting grapes - traveling far and wide to discover unique varieties that bring flavor and fun to your table! Table grapes are often sorted...

Murray Family Farms: More Than Just a Big Red Barn

If you’ve ever driven down Interstate 58, just north of Tehachapi, you’ve probably noticed the big red barn on the east side of the road. Folks-in-the-know are clued into the fact that Murray...

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...

Earthrise Nutritionals: California Grown Spirulina

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...

Five Crowns: Sweet Corn & Melons from Imperial Valley

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...

Doc’s Organics: Family Citrus & Dates in Imperial Valley

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...

Flying Disc Ranch: Permaculture Dates in Coachella

Flying Disc Ranch is an eleven-acre permaculture date farm in Thermal, California, in the heart of the Coachella Valley, one of the only regions in North America capable of producing fully...

Greenbelt Growers Nurseries: Redefining California Landscaping

Greenbelt Growers in Riverside is one of California’s leading native grass nurseries, supplying drought-tolerant plants for landscapes across the state. As California shifts toward...

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