Drought talk around Thanksgiving table: Farmers versus urbanites
The microchips inside them require water to manufacture. Bill Patzert, one of the foremost weather scientists who works at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, wants to see California appoint a secretary of water who would tell farmers …
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Business booming for Alaska berry growers
Two and a half years ago, Alaska Berries was licensed to make and manufacture wine. “The reception of our wine since we've opened up has been tremendous,” Olson said. “(Local customers) have sustained our farm for 10-12 years through the plant, fruit …
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Farmers markets blossom
The USDA's National Farmers Market Directory contains 8,268 markets, a 76 percent increase since 2008, according to data released in August. The South saw … The two manufacture re-worked jewelry from parts that are broken or in disrepair. “We have a …
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Good food is for all
Having worked 20-plus years in the food business sourcing unprocessed fresh food from the farm — never from a can — to manufacture products that are good for you and sold on supermarket shelves, I have been committed to my agricultural community, the …
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