The next time you find yourself chopping up fresh vegetables or opening a salad mix for dinner, consider that your produce may have passed through the…
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Nevada whiskey maker distills new spirit on family farm – Frey Ranch
Many wine drinkers take pride in knowing what goes into their favorite bottles, where the grapes were grown and how they were processed. For whiskey aficionados,…
Read MoreTulelake Farm Grows Healthy Soil for the 5th Generation – Seus Family Farms
When Ed Seus wrote his name on a slip of paper and dropped it into a pickle jar, he had no idea that his life would…
Read MoreHow a Farm Worker Built a Family Business – Peña’s Pecans
In a sun-drenched valley near the U.S.-Mexico border, palm trees wave in the breeze and pickup trucks line the parking lot at a pecan nursery that…
Read MoreIn Pursuit of the Perfect Almond – Travaille and Phippen
The journey of an almond from a sunny California orchard to a grocery store shelf often begins at a family-owned operation like Travaille and Phippen in…
Read MoreSalinas Winery Pays Tribute to Mother’s Dream – Rustiqué Winery
When Robert and Rusti Silacci were getting ready to settle down and retire, they hatched a plan to launch an estate winery near California’s Central Coast….
Read MoreFamily farming hatch chiles, onions in New Mexico – Gillis Farms
Mary Gillis was seven years old when her family purchased a farm in southern New Mexico, determined to carve out a niche growing chile peppers, onions…
Read MoreAdapting to the Market – Stemple Creek Ranch
Conventional cattle ranching wasn’t profitable in West Marin County. That’s why the Poncia’s changed their business model. About 60 miles northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Every Drop – Robert Renzoni Vineyards
A few miles off State Route 79 in Temecula, California, lies a 12-acre patch of paradise known as Robert Renzoni Vineyards. This Riverside County vintner has…
Read MoreMaking a lasting impact on vineyard land – LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards
When making decisions on the farm, some operators will consider their impacts on the next generation, or even two generations down the line. Few are as…
Read MoreForward-Focused Packing With A Cherry on Top
What goes into the bag of fresh cherries you see at your local grocery store? If they’re from California, they may well have been grown, packed,…
Read MoreGrowing fresh herbs in your refrigerator
Few ingredients can breathe life into a homecooked meal like fresh herbs. Cilantro, basil, parsley, or mint are tasty additions to a meal, but they often…
Read MoreA Family Herd Grows on Oahu
Emma McCaulley was a culinary student set on becoming a pastry chef when she took an internship at a goat dairy on Maui. She fell in…
Read MoreCreating A Magical Experience Around Wine – Chappellet Winery
A thick fog is draped across the hills above Napa Valley, oak and madrone trees emerging and fading from view in the ethereal spell of morning….
Read MoreA Family Affair at Calivirgin Olive Oil
It’s a crisp February day in Lodi, California. A blanket of fog covers hedgerows of olives at Coldani Olive Ranch as the rising sun bathes the…
Read MoreBuilding a Legacy in Cattle Feeding
On a frigid and clear February morning, cattle are huddled together for warmth, exhaling trails of vapor into the crisp Colorado air. Aside from a temperature…
Read MoreA New Generation in Cattle Feeding
Data-driven results. It’s how Triangle H stands out from the herd. In the heart of prime beef country in southwest Kansas, a family-owned cattle feeding operation…
Read MoreMaking a Better Dairy from the Ground Up
Head through southwest Kansas in the summer and you’ll find yourself driving down ruler straight roads under a vast and deep blue sky. Here in an…
Read MoreHow a Santa Rosa Farm is Nourishing Pollinators, Plants, and People
Nestled at the foot of Taylor Mountain in Santa Rosa, California, is a small organic farm that is breathing new life into the land while sustaining…
Read MoreInnovation Through Generations – Green Point Nurseries
Along a dusty gravel road off a stretch of highway in Hilo, Hawaii, sits Green Point Nurseries. This Big Island flower grower has been in business…
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