Food Blog

San Diego County has more than 5,000 small farms but less than 2% are operated or owned by Black, indigenous, or people of color including those of Asian, Hispanic or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander descent, according to the 2022 Ag Census.

When Tracy Schohr volunteered in her son's pre-K class a couple years ago, she was stunned to find out that only two of the 20 children had ever been around a tractor. And this was in the rural Butte County community of Gridley, in the heart of California's rice-growing region.

Facing a deluge of lower-price products from Europe, the California olive oil industry is doubling down on its clear-cut competitive edge: the consistent and bona fide quality of its oil.

A new report reveals that California farmers participating in the state's Farm to School Incubator Grant Program are increasing sales of fresh, local and organic produce, meat and dairy products to schools, according to researchers evaluating program impacts.

Since the first reports of a new almond pest the carpophilus beetle (Carpophilus truncatus) came in during fall 2023, it has become clear that the beetle is widely dispersed across the San Joaquin Valley.