This California Crop Just Plum Tasty
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By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 23--Richly colored and sweet tasting, plums are rolling out of the central San Joaquin Valley packinghouses this time of year.   California is the nation's leading producer of plums, growing 95% of the supply.
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Potash profitably powers the developed world's favorite protein source: meat.
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IT is tasty, healthy and convenient. From olive oil to Parma ham, Italian food has seduced Britons with its simple, fresh, tomato-based flavours.
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By Bruce Gerstman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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Almonds are one of California&#39;s most valuable crops, worth $1.5 billion a year. But harvesting them comes with its own high price, an estimated 11,220 tons of dust.
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By By Mariecar Mendoza, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep.
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Pretty darn awesome, dude. The proof is in the fruitcake.
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By JULIE YOUNG  Antonia FD Vassar munched on a crisp sugar-snap pea and surveyed her ripening front yard.  Little stone walkways wind around garden beds of varying shapes and sizes. An early morning sun drenches lettuces, peas, kale, strawberries, carrots and beets.
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Low maintenance topiaries in a menagerie of shapes can satisfy that urge to plant.
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Bob Fuchigami was 12 years old when he and his family were told to leave their 20-acre farm in northern California. The peach trees that his immigrant parents had planted were about to yield their first big crop.
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Over the last year, this stock has been sweet.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 23--Outdoor enthusiasts know the joy of finding a pristine spot away from civilization, where they can experience the unspoiled beauty of Southern California.
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French fry grease is getting a second life as a fuel for diesel vehicles in Northern California.
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By Dave Downey, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec.
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Grab the guacamole. Have some almonds. Drizzle a little olive oil on your salad and, go ahead, spread a pat of healthy margarine -- instead of butter -- on your whole wheat toast.
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By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.