20+ hour, 16+ min ago  (364+ words) My friend Kathleen's horse, Zander, kept snatching at the tall blades of grass, while Major, my stalwart mount, kept eyeing the brightly colored spring wildflowers popping up between the wet sedges. Nothing like an early morning trail ride to put…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (139+ words) Some farmers and educators say while they are excited about a Sonoma County Winegrowers" initiative to support sustainable farming efforts, they"re not sold on centering AI in Wine Country. "I would not fail you": Norte'o "voice for the hood…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (740+ words) There's trouble in the Paradise Community Garden in Ashland after the U. S. Department of Agriculture abruptly canceled a key pipeline for young, underserved farmers in the Bay Area last month due to alleged discrimination that utilized "DEI" measures. Communities are already…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1114+ words) Clouds settle low in the sky as dusk sets in across Pajaro Valley. Fields of strawberries stretch out as far as the eye can see, catching the last amber rays of the day. In the distance, the twin stacks of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (220+ words) East Bay Times The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority will present an update on the progress of its Agricultural Strategic Plan during a Jan. 20 webinar hosted by the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce. The authority is developing a strategy…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (331+ words) With our sugar consumption likely to rise with Halloween candy piling up, we look at the history of sugar and why California's last sugar beet plant is leaving the state. You can read the full press release from the SMBSC…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (379+ words) By Haven Daley and Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press HALF MOON BAY " A North Bay engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o-lantern gourd weighing 2, 346 pounds. Brandon Dawson,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (790+ words) A ranch vacation means shedding your cares " and your "g's " as country hospitality and wide-open spaces often stir up a hankerin" for fishin", shootin", ridin" and ropin". A newfound dialect and kindled love for outdoor adventure aren"t the only…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (512+ words) By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN and SHELBY LUM He's been tending to it for months, feeding it fertilizer and covering it with a blanket at night to keep it at a stable temperature. A roll of measuring tape wrapped around the pumpkin…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (765+ words) Hoping to restore wildlife and preserve farming in a part of the Bay Area that has seen growing development pressure in recent years, a Palo Alto environmental group announced Monday that it has completed the purchase of 668 acres of farmland…...