Research suggests fresh grapes are a superfood
CALIFORNIA ā A new article appearing in the current issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry explores the concept of āsuperfoodsā and makes a case that fresh grapes have earned what should be a prominent position in the superfood family.
The author,...
āPartyā honors longtime Salinas Valley grower
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College Foundation will honor longtime Salinas Valley grower John Romans with its 2022 Leadership Award at the Party Near the Library this Saturday, May 21.
Romans, a member of the foundationās board of directors, was a longtime owner of King City-based...
Ag Land Trust receives more than $8M in grants to preserve Salinas Valley farmlands
SALINAS VALLEY ā California Strategic Growth Council has approved more than $8.3 million in grants to the Ag Land Trust (ALT), a nonprofit dedicated to farmland preservation along the stateās Central Coast.
The funding will enable the organization to purchase conservation easements on three key...
Who will fulfill the vision of Cesar Chavez?
More than three decades ago, Cesar Chavez, founder of the first successful union for farmworkers, predicted a future in which the cities of California would be run by people who looked like him.
āHistory and inevitability are on our side,ā he said in one of his best-known...
New agricultural center breaks ground
The Rancho Cielo Youth Campus was the site of a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ted Taylor Agricultural Center on April 8.
King City High senior crowned Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair has announced Kyla Lambert, a senior at King City High School, as Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023.
Over the next year, Lambert will represent the fair, making appearances at special events and inviting guests to attend the 79th annual...
South Monterey County cattle business evolves into growing beef producer
KING CITY ā Jeremiah Casey arrived in San Lucas, Calif., in 1861 as a young Irish immigrant. He started homesteading and ranching, raising beef, finishing them on grass and marketing them as best he could, given the limited resources at hand.Ā
Back then, ranchers didn't...
Scheid Family Wines enters 7th year of 100% wind-powered wines
SALINAS VALLEY ā This Earth Month, Scheid Family Wines celebrates nearly seven years of being 100% powered by renewable wind energy.
The Greenfield family-owned and operated wine company, which has embraced sustainability as a core tenet since its inception in 1972, is the only winery...
Cannabis represents 10 percent of Monterey County crop production as fruits, nuts decline
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales has released the countyās 2019 Crop Report, which included an evaluation of cannabis production for the first time.
āThis report reflects a production value of $4,409,992,000, which is an increase of 3.5 percent from 2018,ā Gonzales...
New mural honors Salinas Valley Fairgrounds and ranchers
KING CITY ā A new mural is in the works on the side of Peteās Towing, with artwork that pays tribute to Salinas Valley ranching and the Salinas Valley Fair.
The project is being spearheaded by King City in Bloom, with art direction by Jennifer...


















