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Sacramento is a cool place to live. California’s capital, widely known as the Farm to Fork Capital, has gained quite the reputation as a foodie paradise - but it wasn’t always that way! Patrick...
Amber Stott is a genius, a food genius to be exact. It says so on her business card. We caught up with the founder of Food Literacy Center in Sacramento, CA to learn more about her mission to tackle...
J. Lohr Vineyard and Wines’ nearly fifty-year presence in Paso Robles, Monterey County, and Napa Valley has made them one of the most popular, trusted, and widely distributed California wines. But...
Hope Family Wines - Paso Robles Roots Run Deep Austin Hope of Hope Family Wines credits three people for helping and encouraging him on his path: his father Chuck Hope, his uncle Paul, and famed...
Ever heard of "urban farming"? Kyle Hagerty is creating a modern day urban farmstead smack dab in the middle of Sacramento. Planting the seeds... Growing up in Monterey, Kyle always felt...
Meet Krissy Scommegna of Boonville Barn Collective - the largest producer of Espelette Peppers outside of France. Nestled in the heart of the Anderson Valley, approximately 100 miles north of San...
Jack Rudolph is a third generation farmer, but he didn't start his career on the ranch. While working a tech job in the Bay Area, Jack began to make cheese from goat's milk as a hobby. Surprisingly,...
Nestled in the hills of San Miguel, located in the Central Coast of California, is a picturesque 10-acre olive grove that is the home of "The World's BEST Olive Oil". The trees at San Miguel Olive...
To say that Napa Valley is synonymous with California wine is a bit of an understatement. It’s been a destination for wine lovers as long as most people can remember, but that wasn’t always the...
By Alison Needham for California Grown Nestled between the bountiful farmland of the Central Valley and the picturesque coastline, lies wine country in the heart of California which surrounds the...
Cheese is one of our favorite foods, so we decided to meet up with fourth generation dairy farmers Laura Genasci and Brian Fiscalini to get an inside look at how cheese is made at Fiscalini...
Sure, sweetpotatoes are delicious, but what do you really know about them? A lot of people have common misconceptions about the root veggie. For starters, a sweetpotato is NOT a yam. And just in...