King City High School Agriculture Department earns state award
KING CITY ā King City High School Agriculture Department has been honored with the prestigious California Agricultural Teachersā Association (CATA) Outstanding 4-6 Person Department Award, a recognition aimed at promoting exemplary middle and secondary programs in agricultural education.
The award celebrates the departmentās commitment to...
Lavender Creek Co. partners with quilters to bring comfort to local patients
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Lavender Creek Co., Monterey Countyās local family-run lavender wellness brand, has announced a new partnership with the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild, providing locally grown lavender for the handcrafted eye pillows donated to CHOMP, Salinas Valley Health, Natividad and the VNA.
The eye...
Bradley Elementary School to build first community garden
BRADLEY ā Bradley Elementary School is building its first-ever community garden, utilizing donations from community partners like Chevron and mentorship from staff and students at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly).
The garden will be used for educational learning, with students having the opportunity to...
King City High Schoolās new agriculture facility beginning to take shape
KING CITY ā Construction crews recently finished pouring the foundation for King City High Schoolās new Future Farmers of America facility, which is taking shape at the former Mildred Street parking lot on the east end of the campus.
The facility will feature new areas...
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,...
King City doctor launches Justice with Healthās clinic book program
KING CITY ā Next month, 18,000 childrenās books will be distributed to low-income health clinics in Monterey and Solano counties as part of a revolutionary new reading program targeting farmworker families.
Joshua Deutsch, a family physician at Mee Memorial Hospital in King City and Greenfield,...
Artichoke Festival 2025 returns to its roots in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā The iconic Artichoke Festival is making a grand return to its roots in the heart of the Salinas Valley this year.
Set for June 14-15, the annual festival will take place at the Monterey County Sheriffās Posse Grounds in Salinas, a move...
South County Ag Tour to visit Greenfield, San Ardo and PeachTree Farms
The 41st Annual South County Ag Tour is set for Aug. 25, hosted by Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum, and will visit several agricultural destinations in South Monterey County.
Thousands of respirator masks distributed to Salinas Valley agricultural workers
SALINAS VALLEY ā Numerous area leaders recently came together to distribute thousands of N95 respirators to protect agricultural workers, as ongoing air quality problems due to smoke from nearby wildfires caused essential workers in the outdoors to be in danger.
Last week the Air Quality...
Monterey County looks to eliminate prior cultivation requirement for outdoor cannabis growers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Board of Supervisors narrowly voted Jan. 9 to make changes to its outdoor cannabis cultivation pilot program, allowing growers to double their canopy size and eliminate a requirement that made permit applicants prove cannabis was cultivated on the property...

















