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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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 in Riverside is one of California’s leading native grass nurseries, supplying drought-tolerant plants for landscapes across the state. As California shifts toward...
It’s nearly impossible to describe Park Winters, a Yolo County U-pick flower farm, inn and event center. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, that’s entirely true....
Situated amongst the rolling hills of the Capay Valley, Full Belly Farm celebrates the beauty of organic produce, seasonal eating and California agriculture. Dru Rivers, one of the owners of Full...