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Meet Bill from Billy Bob Orchards

October 31, 2022

    “Little by little.” Talk with Bill Peixoto of Billy Bob Orchards and you’ll hear that phrase again and again. Little by little, he and his brother Bob rebuilt their father’s Watsonville, CA a...

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Community Grains: Grown with Integrity

March 24, 2022

The wheat industry is suffering. Industrial farming has transformed a once nutritious and varied type of grain into something overly processed and flavorless. Follow that with a lack of transparenc...

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Preserving Heirloom Beans with Rancho Gordo

February 28, 2022

Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo with a portrait made out of beans  by Jason Mercier “My beans are bubbling over! Hold on one sec,” says Steve Sando of Rancho Gordo over Zoom. His enthusiasm for hi...

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Beyond Free Range: Stemple Creek Ranch’s Attention to Soil

December 6, 2021

Salty air rolling in from the Pacific adds a certain quality to the grass at Stemple Creek Ranch, which sits just five miles away from the Northern California coast near the town of Tomales. On a r...

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The Wonder of Olio Nuovo

November 1, 2021

Have you ever tried an olive right off the tree? It’s terribly bitter. So unpleasant, in fact, that it makes you wonder how it ever occurred to someone to make it into something consumable. How did...

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Sharing ‘Core’ Values with Cuyama Apple Orchards

October 18, 2021

The climate and soils in Brentwood are perfect for growing what we grow. Apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots, pears, olives, and more. Each year we think about planting additiona...

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McEvoy Ranch: What Sustainability Means for Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

August 16, 2021

Picture 500+ acres of natural habitat in the near coastal region of Petaluma, California. Rolling hills (both green and golden), olive trees, vineyards… It’s a color scheme that recalls the Mediter...

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How Loren Poncia from Stemple Creek Ranch Dances With Nature

July 26, 2021

“Seeing the circle of life from the first rains of the season when the grass greens up and the babies are born, all the way through life.” That’s Loren Poncia’s favorite part about ranching.  Nestl...

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