From the editors
VOLUME 43 • ISSUE 5
Karen Olson Director, Marketing/Communications Division Dave Kranz Director, Publications & Media Relations
Barbara Arciero Managing Editor Judy Farah Assistant Editor
While parts of our lives have been put on hold because of the pandemic, nature has not stopped. Fields brimwith tomatoes, corn and sunflowers that smile at us along country roads. Cattle graze on dry or green grass, depending onwhere they’re located. Andorchards, nownearly done producing a kaleidoscope of stone fruit, transition to nuts and other fall crops. As the host of California Bountiful TV for 17 years, Tracy Sellers has experienced firsthand the seasonal shifts of agriculture and, in this issue, takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the program she describes as a weekly, 30-minute travel exploration across California. In a Q&A, Sellers describes farmers and ranchers as the most positive people she’s met. Several stories in this issue also highlight their tendency to help others in times of need: Farmers have teamed up during the pandemic to create food boxes for people facing food insecurity and a former Olympic medalist with farm ties used her marketing expertise to help businesses weather the economic slowdown. Meanwhile, an urban gardener shifted her business model to aid farmers who’d mentored her. In other stories, you’ll see crews harvest grapes under the light of the moon for the fall crush, pumpkin patches that delight visitors young and old, and schoolchildren using their skills and imaginations to create whimsical tales about California crops. As the days grow shorter and the warm glow of autumn light falls, this issue of California Bountiful brings you stories that reflect the richness of the season.
Kevin Hecteman, Ching Lee, Christine Souza, Tracy Sellers, Jolaine Collins, Pat Rubin Writers
Lori Eanes, Richard Green, Becky Reams, Ric Tapia, Joselito Villero, Azucena Zamora
Photographers Karin Bakotich Design Services Manager
Jessica Cook Paula Erath Graphic Artists Margaret Rodriguez Darla Quidachay Production Chris Tedesco Manager, Business Development Robert Foiles Advertising Sales
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California Bountiful ® (ISSN 0194-5165) is published bimonthly 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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