…the diverse microclimates of the state and witness everything from tomatoes to roaming cattle to almond orchards. Yet despite this bounty, many Californians remain food insecure, with hunger and proper…
Overachieving Garden
…sweet potatoes or tomatoes. What’s more, is that dehydrating completely changes the texture and intensifies the flavor of stuff. Kale and sweet potatoes become chips. Tomatoes become compact bursts of…
Drought Resistant Plants
…diseases). But some tomatoes are more drought tolerant than others. Those famous dry-farmed tomatoes are typically a variety called Early Girl, though Brandywine, Black Krim, and most any variety of…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…a farmer’s livestock, soybeans, or heirloom green zebra tomatoes, plus government assistance, equals gross cash income. Gross farm income, on the other hand, is tricky because it includes anything a…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…the major crops in the world: wheat, soybeans, rice, corn, canola, tomatoes and peppers. Top Seeds is its subsidiary that specializes in vegetable seeds. The company’s plant breeding process can…
Climate Smart Israel
…a California presence. This year it is conducting trials on 850 acres of processing tomatoes. In addition to tomatoes, it has done proof-of-concept trials on peppers, melons, sugar beets, corn,…
More Overhead Irrigation in California’s Future
…County. The tomato yields under overhead irrigation were disappointing, particularly since tomatoes have a prominent role in many Central Valley annual crop rotations. “This isn’t a simple process,” Mitchell said….
Foreign Fruits-Veggies
…encased in an unusual, lantern-like husk are part of the nightshade family and thus share a relation with the much more familiar tomatoes, peppers and eggplants. Since it has a…
Fighting Drought With Soil
…row crops (tomatoes, alfalfa, wheat), farming practices (carbon inputs and rotations) and irrigation methods (furrow and flood, microirrigation). Samantha Ying, an assistant professor of environmental sciences at UC Riverside. Information…
Almond Tree Increase Brings Questions and Benefits
…growth over the last 10 to 15 years has replaced both perennial and annual crops. This includes cotton, vineyards, non-irrigated grasslands, alfalfa, grain and hay crops, tomatoes, corn, mixed field…
Farm Camp
…from. Day campers tend tomatoes and basil in the Pizza Garden, learn about composting, and collect eggs from the 4-acre farm’s popular Rhode Island Reds. (Ages 6–11; arcadiafood.org) Pocantico Hills,…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…walnuts, tomatoes, lima beans, melons, and wheat hay. This video is part of the Good Fruit Grower series. Daniel Bays is a fifth generation farmer and part owner with his…
The California Kitchen: Potato Gnocchi
…Pinch Salt 1 Egg 1 Cup Cream 1 bunch Spinach 2 T Diced Sundried Tomatoes in Olive Oil 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese Salt/Pepper To get the cooking directions, listen to…
Preventing Food Waste
…can surplus fruits and vegetables – especially abundant seasonal produce. Many fruits give off natural gases as they ripen, making other nearby produce spoil faster. Store bananas, apples, and tomatoes…