Lavender season comes alive in Greenfield with U-Pick, yoga and more
GREENFIELD — For the first time ever, Lavender Creek, a family-owned wellness brand and working lavender farm near Greenfield in South Monterey County, is opening its fragrant fields to the public this summer.
Beginning Saturday, May 24, and running through the end of June, guests...
Enrichment program teaches hundreds of South Monterey County youth about farming
SALINAS VALLEY — Hundreds of third-graders recently roamed the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City to learn about agriculture during the annual South County Farm Day.
Students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City schools attended the free educational enrichment program on Jan. 26,...
Salinas Valley inspires native’s photography exhibit
SOLEDAD — Salinas Valley native and photographer Joe Ramos currently has an exhibition of his photographs at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara.
Ramos grew up in Soledad in a Filipino and Mexican farmworker family, living mostly in farm labor camps, and graduated...
Monterey County agriculture sets off ripples through local economy, report shows
MONTEREY COUNTY — The role of agriculture and the resulting monetary ripples through the economy was the subject of a recent analysis conducted by the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.
Titled “Economic Contributions of Monterey County Agriculture,” the report was published in June 2020 based...
Salinas Valley Fair returns with ‘thrills’ this week
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Fair will bring “Golden Hills & Fair Time Thrills” for its 80th celebration taking place Thursday through Sunday at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
“We are so excited to celebrate the 80th Annual Salinas Valley Fair, May 16-19,”...
Miss Salinas Valley Fair seeks 2022 applicants
SALINAS VALLEY — Applications are currently being accepted for the prestigious title of Miss Salinas Valley Fair, which is open to any junior or senior high school girl who is a resident or student of school districts in the counties of Monterey, San Benito,...
Monterey County receives 750,000 masks for farmworkers
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County has received 750,000 procedure masks from the state specifically to protect agricultural workers in the area.
The delivery arrived May 7 after the Monterey County Emergency Medical Services Agency Medical Operation Area Coordinator requested them to safeguard farmworkers in the...
Lavender Creek towels approved by Infection Control in multiple leading health systems
GREENFIELD — Lavender Creek Co., a family lavender farm and wellness brand based in Monterey County near Greenfield, recently announced that its Lavender Refreshment Towels have received approval from the Infection Control departments of multiple leading healthcare organizations in California.
This approval confirms the towels’...
Taylor Farms donates vegetables to Mee Memorial clinic patients
SALINAS VALLEY — In honor of both National Diabetes Month and Diabetes Education Week, Taylor Farms donated 500 bags of salad and packages of assorted vegetables to the families visiting Mee Memorial Healthcare System clinics in King City and Greenfield on Nov. 15.
There were...
Monterey County farmers estimate $336M in losses from recent storms
SALINAS VALLEY — A flood damage survey on Monterey County agriculture shows $336 million in estimated losses from January’s storms, with the costliest impacts in South Monterey County.
Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the initial results of the online survey, which launched Jan....
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Hartnell College commemorates Veterans Appreciation Week with campus, community events
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Veterans Resource Center will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Week from Nov. 10-14 at the college’s Main Campus in...
