…lilies. Many vegetables like slightly acidic soil, but tomatoes typically don’t respond well to the addition of coffee grounds. Root crops, like radishes and carrots, on the other hand, respond…
The California Kitchen: Egg Plant with Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
…T Olive Oil 1 Small Spanish Onion Chopped Fine 1 Clove of Garlic 1 C Roma Tomatoes 1 Large Red Bell Pepper 1 handful Cilantro 2 T Honey TT Salt…
How to Build Your Own Tomato Cages
If you would like the very best tasting tomatoes you can grow, Cathy Isom has a few great tips about how to build your own tomato cages. That’s coming up…
The California Kitchen: Heirloom Tomato Pico De Gallo
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing Heirloom Tomato Pico De Gallo with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: 2 C Heirloom Tomatoes…
Enjoying Your Favorite Pastime Meal
…all other food groups for lunch and dinner. Pizzas include some of the greatest ingredients that are grown in gardens and farms all over the U-S. Ingredients such as tomatoes,…
How to Plan, and Work, Your Winter Kitchen Garden
…time? You can, in your very own kitchen or other properly lighted and ventilated spaces indoors. Some veggie favorites like tomatoes, kale, radishes and more. You just need to have…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…of Chowchilla, double crops his own dairy forage along with tomatoes and alfalfa crops on about 850 acres. After his pioneering efforts with strip-till – some of the very earliest…
USDA Research to Support Environmentally-Friendly Pesticides, Reduction of Methyl Bromide
…a North Carolina State University project that assembled an interdisciplinary and inter-state team to provide alternatives to methyl bromide for managing pests when growing peppers, tomatoes, and strawberries in the…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…Pumpkin Maze in Lathrop. A pumpkin amusement park now occupies land that was farmed for tomatoes, row crops, alfalfa, and melons. Most of the land is used to entertain about…
New ARS Website Enhances Access to Scientific Information
…in developing new crops like seedless grapes, carrots, watermelon, and tomatoes; in preventing foodborne pathogens; in developing low-fat cheese; and about countless other ARS discoveries. Notable new features added to…
Edible Plants for Lazy Gardening
…Radishes are also known to grow with little fuss. And, in under a month. Tomatoes, especially the smaller grape tomato variety, produce much faster than their bigger counterparts so pests…
Wildfires Continue to Sweep Through Northern California
…grapes have already been picked, much of the merlot and cabernet sauvignon crops remain on the vine. Produce farmers are also concerned about their freshly harvested winter squash and tomatoes…
NAFTA Negotiators Head to Washington This Week
…produce growers are also seeking anti-dumping protections against Mexican tomatoes. But non-ag issues, including domestic auto content, government procurement, and dispute settlement, plus President Trump’s own threats to pull out…
Celebrate National Taco Day
…of spiced proteins, such as beef, pork or fish. Then, topped with lettuce, cabbage, cheeses, onions, tomatoes, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream. Why the history of the taco…