Farming With Ghosts: Mas Masumoto and an uncovered family secret
Farming With Ghosts: Mas Masumoto and an uncovered family secret
On his family’s organic peach, nectarine and grape farm south of Fresno, California, David "Mas" Masumoto points out pru... Read more
8 May 2023
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Cafeteria Cook Makes Gourmet Dishes Inspired by Palauan Childhood
Cafeteria Cook Makes Gourmet Dishes Inspired by Palauan Childhood
For California Foodways, I've been traveling the state, interviewing farmers, restaurant owners, people who deliver food... Read more
17 Jan 2023
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11mins
Hot temperatures, and a hot real estate market, threaten the Ojai Pixie tangerine
Hot temperatures, and a hot real estate market, threaten the Ojai Pixie tangerine
Ojai’s main street is charming, boasting tile roofs and Spanish-revival architecture. On weekends, crowds of the bohemia... Read more
12 Jul 2022
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14mins
How a Hmong Market in Yuba County Became 'Everybody's Store'
How a Hmong Market in Yuba County Became 'Everybody's Store'
On the edge of the town of Marysville in Yuba County, there’s market with an inventory that would rival Asian grocery st... Read more
3 May 2022
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11mins
'We Just Have Faith': Gold Country Jewish Community Strives to Connect Through COVID
'We Just Have Faith': Gold Country Jewish Community Strives to Connect Through COVID
In February 2020, I went to Sonora to join the Mother Lode Jewish Community in their Tu BiShvat celebration, honoring tr... Read more
22 Feb 2022
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13mins
Sierra Cattlewomen
Sierra Cattlewomen
There are plenty of people who -- in order to pursue their passions -- have jobs on the side to support themselves. It’s... Read more
31 Aug 2021
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6mins
The Abbey of New Clairvaux: Wine in the Wilderness
The Abbey of New Clairvaux: Wine in the Wilderness
The soil in Tehama County is unfit, and the temperatures are all wrong, but the monks at the Abbey of New Clairvaux are ... Read more
24 Aug 2021
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7mins
Gold Rush Status Meal: The Hangtown Fry
Gold Rush Status Meal: The Hangtown Fry
If you want to recreate the Gold Rush experience — without all the terrible conditions — you can pan for gold, even desc... Read more
17 Aug 2021
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5mins
Legalizing Cannabis Impacts Food and Farming
Legalizing Cannabis Impacts Food and Farming
When cannabis was 100% illegal, the price per pound was high. Since 2016, when Californians passed Prop 64 legalizing th... Read more
10 Aug 2021
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8mins
Coffee Farms? In California?
Coffee Farms? In California?
The most commonly traded commodity in the world is oil. What comes in second? Coffee! It’s been grown and loved since at... Read more
3 Aug 2021
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7mins