…early in their lives and improve the wellness of adults. Under the new CACFP nutrition standards, meals and snacks served will include a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, more…
Farm Camp
…rabbits and goats, grow vegetables from seed, even take tractor tours of the 10-acre fifth-generation Petersen Family Farm. Bonus: Attendees can return in fall to harvest pumpkins they planted in…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…States exported $4 million of fresh and processed vegetables (excluding potatoes) to Vietnam in 2015. Vietnam will eliminate tariffs on all fresh and processed vegetables, currently as high as 40…
Agri View: SNAP Changes
…of the following four staple food groups, with perishable foods in at least two of the categories: meat, poultry or fish bread or cereal vegetables or fruits dairy products OR…
CA Ag Contributes to Food Banks
…farmers are committed to positively changing this situation by increasing the amount of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and other farm products distributed by food banks. Farm to Family takes excess…
Preventing Food Waste
…the food before it spoils. Storage Tips It is easy to overbuy or forget about fresh fruits and vegetables. Store fruits and vegetables for maximum freshness; they’ll taste better and…
Agri View: Pistachio Status
…as the symbol of wellness and robust health since ancient times. The kernels are enriched with many health-benefiting nutrients essential for optimum health. Pistachio actually are kernels obtained from fruits…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…the conventional and organic farmers we represent, the California Strawberry Commission (CSC) reiterates that health experts everywhere agree that consumers should eat more fruits and vegetables, like strawberries, every day…
Save the Bees
Without bees there would be no berries, fruits, vegetables, almonds and other tree nuts. Cathy Isom tells us about the new project underway aimed at saving bees and other pollinators….
Unique Gardens
…days. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Unique Gardens 5 Places (That Ain’t in the Ground) to Grow Vegetables by Jonathon Engels Image source: Eva Blue/Flickr Gardening, it…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
Imported vegetables is affecting our American farmers. Everett Griner talks about why foreign grown vegetables threaten our producers. Everett Griner talks about why foreign grown vegetables threaten our producers. Foreign…
Treatments to Begin for the Japanese Beetle
…the adult beetles, which skeletonize leaves by eating around the larger veins and chew on flowers. Hosts include small fruits, tree fruits, truck and garden crops, ornamental shrubs, vines, and…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…be slightly lower in 2016, the drop in cash receipts for all other vegetables and melons is primarily driven by an expected decline in the production of processed vegetables. Processed…
Keyhole Garden
If you live in a small space you can still have a garden that thrives with vegetables, flowers, plants, herbs and more. Cathy Isom has the garden ideal for small…