Ventura County Helps Keep Farming Alive in Southern California
Ventura County Helps Keep Farming Alive in Southern California As you drive north on the U.S. Highway 101 Freeway from downtown Los Angeles, you probably don’t realize those picturesque open …
“Clean floors” give way to cover crops
Clean Floors When I was a kid, you could evaluate a lemon grower with a look at his orchard floor. A “clean floor” was a sure sign of good stewardship. …
With only about 2 to 3 percent of U.S. citizens in farming, it’s understandable that many people have a limited understanding of agriculture. That’s true even in places like California’s …
Twenty minutes to educate students about the food system…go!
And then the self-doubt crept in… Which prompted a “hive mind” query on Facebook…and that led to a very different kind of afternoon than previously planned. Back story: several months …
Salinas reboots to ag tech, why I/you/we eat too much, calories and more
Happy Monday! In Southern California, it feels more like summer than winter and we’re worried about what the Santa Ana winds are doing to the region’s crops. On the menu, …
Agricultural/food literacy: from orchard to campus, we’re engaged
In an orchard talking about ag literacy Early Wednesday morning, I sat on a stool in a citrus orchard in Saticoy, California. The stool was provided by Mary Maranville; the orchard was provided by Chris …