- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: January 19, 2011
The Fresno Bee's ag-savvy food writer Joan Obra has decided to put aside her word processor and return to her parents' Hawaiian coffee farm. It is an enormous loss for the Valley and its agriculture industry. Obra is a rarity among food writers, publishing as much about farming as restaurants and recipes.
"I'm going home," Obra wrote in her weekly column published today. "In a way, it's a testament to my time in the Valley: Local food producers have inspired me to become one of them."
In today's piece, which she said isn't her last, Obra wrote about local treats that she believes capture the history, culture, climate and flavor of the central San Joaquin Valley.
![Fresno Bee reporter Joan Obra. Fresno Bee reporter Joan Obra.](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/anrnews/blogfiles/5967.jpg)
Fresno Bee reporter Joan Obra.
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by Brenda Dawson
on January 19, 2011 at 2:14 PM
Sad to hear!
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