Scheid Family Wines sets industry benchmark with BRCGS food safety certification
GREENFIELD ā Scheid Family Wines, a leading winery based in Greenfield on Californiaās Central Coast, recently passed the BRC Global Food Safety Standard recertification audit and is the only alcohol beverage-producing company in California to hold this prestigious certification.
The unannounced BRCGS recertification audit occurs...
Artichoke Festival closes its doors after 65 years
CASTROVILLE ā The beloved Artichoke Festival, a cherished tradition in Monterey County for more than six decades, will not return this year.
The festivalās board of directors announced its official closure after 65 years of celebrating the regionās rich agricultural heritage, artichoke royalty and community...
Monterey County supervisors spare sputtering cannabis equity grant program
MONTEREY COUNTY ā A Monterey County program to ensure equity in the local commercial cannabis market is sputtering but will continue on a smaller scale.
The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously March 19 to continue the Growing Equity Together program, known as GET, despite...
Braga Fresh to debut new products at 2023 Organic Produce Summit
SOLEDAD ā Braga Fresh is a sponsor of the 2023 Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, where the Soledad company will debut five SKUs under the Josieās Organics brand in booth #607 at the summit exhibition Thursday.
āThis year our intention for the Organic Product Summit...
FDA recalls onions from California suppliers after salmonella outbreak
CALIFORNIA ā A nationwide onion recall was expanded by the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 10 to include red, yellow, white and sweet yellow onions linked to California suppliers after more than 600 people in 43 states have been sickened with salmonella.
The original...
Photo | Scheid Vineyards receives Old Glory award
GREENFIELD ā A certificate of recognition was recently awarded to Scheid Vineyards in Greenfield by Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated (SMCRWF) for the wineryās patriotism demonstrated by flying the American flag at its place of business.
SMCRWF President Jeane Errea-Mills and SMCRWF Caring for...
Women in agtech: Ellie Symes
Editorās Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wuās book, āFrom Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,ā which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology.
Ellie Symes could easily pass for the...
Salinas Farmers Market grows in popularity
SALINAS ā Regular crowds of at least 3,000 have attended the weekly Salinas Farmers Market since its move to Main Street earlier this year.
The Saturday market has become a small community event, drawing hundreds of people within the first few minutes of the opening...
Lofgren visits Salinas Valley, receives nod from Panetta and Rivas
SALINAS ā As the decennial redistricting process wrapped up last month, the concern from The Worldās Salad Bowl started to mount. Local politicians, regional business giants and other community leaders asked how a plan to pair the international agricultural hub with the Silicon Valley...
Guest Column | Protecting Migrant Education Is a Moral Imperative for Americaās Farmworker Children
At the heart of Californiaās $59 billion agricultural industry are the hardworking migrant farmworkers who harvest the food that feeds our nation. Their labor sustains our economy, but their children, who face extraordinary educational barriers due to the migratory nature of their parentsā work,...
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Arts Council for Monterey County announces latest Community Arts Grant recipients
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the awardees of its Fall 2025 Community Arts Grants, allocating $130,000 to 25...





















