Featured Farm
Rojas Family Farms
Frank Paredez's grandfather and father came to the US from Mexico in 1911. His grandfather worked on the railroad, traveling the US until he settled in Fresno. Soon after in 1918, he purchased the family farm in Tulare County to farm with his son (Frank's father). Frank grew up on the farm, learning from both his father and grandfather and eventually took over the family farm in 1980. Frank passed control of his farming operation to his long-time partner Ramon Roja in 2011.Tulare ...
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Farmhouse Culture
In March 2008, Kathryn started making raw cultured sauerkraut as a value-added item for a friend's CSA box out of the cabbage from their farm. Since then she has built a Santa Cruz-based business based on local igredients, a connection with the "slow" economy, and environmental stewardship. Kathryn sells the kraut in glass jars or biodegradable containers. She is driven by a desire to revive a "nearly lost food tradition" that "requires almost no fuel and, forkful for forkful, is some of ...