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VOLUME 47 • ISSUE 3
Peter Hecht Chief Editor of Publications
Barbara Arciero Managing Editor Linda DuBois Assistant Editor Caleb Hampton, Ching Lee, Christine Souza, Caitlin Fillmore, Ashley Hawk, Pat Rubin, Stacey Vreeken Writers Applemoon Photography, Steve German, Fred Greaves, Paige Green, Nicholas Koon, Bryan Meyer Photographers Nicole Love, Paula Erath
Grocery store aisles are packed with produce, meats and dairy products, along with frozen, canned and pantry items—and we’re grateful to the farmers and ranchers who produce this abundance. But we mustn’t forget the other professionals who help get these products from the farms to the aisles, such as processors, packers and distributors. In this issue, you’ll read about one of these important middlemen. Agricultural truck driver Alejandro Juarez transports around 6,000 tons of food per season from Central Valley farms to facilities that process them for retail sale. Read about his driving schedule, his other job duties, the daily and occasional challenges and why he finds his career rewarding. This issue also brings our annual tribute to the young winners of the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s “Imagine this…” Story Writing Contest. Meet the third through eighth graders who crafted creative tales illustrating the role of agriculture in our daily lives. We also feature a Yolo County farm that grows native plants for seed production, so land managers can restore wildlife preserves and other nature areas. You can meet an Orange County chef who uses local, farm- fresh peaches in several recipes and a high-desert family farm in Los Angeles County that grows them. Then there’s a chef who owns eight of Sonoma County’s most highly rated restaurants and shares several of his recipes ideal for outdoor grilling. You’ll also read about El Dorado County winemakers, California’s role in feeding the world, the ins and outs of orchid growing, a dairy farmer who finds her work “amazing,” five crops that grow only in California, the nutritional attributes of melons and how to grow marigolds in a home garden. So, enjoy this summer’s bounty as we celebrate all who help get it to our tables. Behind the scenes
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California Bountiful® (ISSN 0194-5165) is published quarterly by the California Farm Bureau Federation, 2600 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833 (telephone: 916-561‑5552). Non-profit periodicals postage paid at Sacramento, California. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to California Bountiful, 2600 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833. The California Farm Bureau Federation does not assume responsibility for statements by advertisers or for products advertised in California Bountiful, nor does the Federation assume responsibility for statements or expressions of opinion other than in editorials or in articles showing authorship by an officer, director or employee of the California Farm Bureau Federation or its affiliates.
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