I grew up in the heart of almond country in California. Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and other nuts were a staple in our house. I have fond memories of receiving candy mint chocolate almonds in my Easter baskets growing up. However,…
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If you’ve had the opportunity (or torture, ha!) to hear me speak or have read this blog for any amount of time, it may be clear that I love to share all the wonderful positives that can come about when…
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This year I had the opportunity to be involved in a blogger trip through Best Food Facts called TASTE15. Through a series of trips, a group of food and agriculture bloggers had the opportunity to check out a small portion…
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This time of year I keep replaying that song in my head… It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Did you just sing that? Me too. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas. But there’s something about right now…
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Often times when people talk about using chemicals on the farm, they use the word “pesticides”. To people outside of Agriculture, pesticides tends to be the lump all category for any and all chemical compound we spray on our crops.…
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In case you haven’t been paying attention… or living under a rock.. Gluten has been under attack. Gluten free has now become one of those buzzwords. People hear gluten free and think it’s the newest healthy thing they can do…
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