Monterey County Local Agriculture, Food & Gardening News Articles and Digest

Environment Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

12/08/2023
The California Department of Water Resources released an environmental impact report for a tunnel that the state would like to build through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The report identifies potential impacts to farmland, tribal remains and endangered species of fish.

From Sacramento Bee...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening Housing Government

Thousands of Migrant Farmworker Apartments Sit Vacant for Months

12/07/2023
Even though California is facing a crippling housing shortage, one potential source remains untapped. The state allows thousands of apartments used for part of the year by farmworkers to otherwise sit vacant for three to six months.

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Pebble Beach Food & Wine Announces 2024 Lineup

12/05/2023
The Pebble Beach Food & Wine flashbacks strike like lightning, seemingly out of nowhere.

From Inside Climate News...

Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

Monterey Farmers Try Novel Approach to Replenish Groundwater

11/29/2023
Water managers in Pajaro Valley are paying farmers for water they get back into the ground. The move comes as California has grappled with water shortages in recent years.

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Families & Children Agriculture, Food & Gardening Community Service & Support

Big Breakthrough for Food Access in Monterey County

11/28/2023
The Double Up Food Bucks program—with its proven ability to connect food-insecure families and individuals to more fresh produce—officially debuted in Monterey County.

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Café Mare Changes Hands

11/28/2023
Chef Jean Pierre Iuliano—who helmed Café Mare in Santa Cruz for nearly 22 years—served his last meal Nov. 26. But don’t despair. Café Mare will reopen Dec. 1 under new ownership by Marco Paoletti and Andrea Loporcaro, who both worked there in the early days.

From Monterey Herald...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

‘Alvarado on Main’ in Salinas Celebrates First Year

11/21/2023
Alvarado on Main, the dining and drinking establishment in Oldtown Salinas, is celebrating its first anniversary with the opening of a new lounge on its mezzanine level.

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Lady & Larder Brings Twins’ Love of Cheese Back Home

11/21/2023
This whole Lady & Larder thing is a lot to digest. That becomes clear within 30 seconds of talking with the twin sisters behind it, Sarah and Boo Simms, who have returned to the Carmel Valley to relaunch the business.

From SFGate...

Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening

One of Largest Cannabis Distribution Companies in State Goes Up in Smoke

11/20/2023
HERBL, one of California’s biggest cannabis companies, collapsed earlier this year. The company, which sold $700 million of cannabis last year, reportedly shorted the state $17 million in taxes.

From Monterey Herald...

Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Monterey Wine Trail Rename, Rebrand Comes Amid Exceptional Harvest

11/17/2023
The 31-mile-long wine trail along River, Foothill, and Los Coches roads in the Salinas Valley is undergoing a name change and rebrand just as wineries along the route are reaping the fruits of an exceptional wine-growing season.

From Monterey County Weekly...

Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening City of Monterey City of Pacific Grove

Monterey and Pacific Grove Are Getting Closer to Allowing Retail Cannabis Stores.

11/15/2023
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The city councils of Monterey and Pacific Grove have each approved ordinances allowing retail cannabis in the past few weeks, with Monterey best poised to issue business licenses on a faster timeline than its neighbor. Monterey could begin reviewing cannabis…

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Nicolás Cocina de Herencia Finally Opens in Carmel

11/14/2023
It was roughly 30 months ago when Edible reported Villa Azteca was adding an ambitious sibling on Carmel Plaza’s ground floor next to Alvarado Street Brewery & Bistro.

From YubaNet...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening Sustainability Crime & Justice

Groups Urge Court to Strike Down Decision Greenlighting Ocean Fish Farming

11/13/2023
Center for Food Safety has filed arguments seeking to revoke the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of nationwide permit 56, which authorizes industrial finfish aquaculture structures in ocean waters around the country. CFS represents a coalition of conservation, tribal, and fishing organizations.

From Monterey Herald...

Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening

MCHA Delivers ‘Magical Moments’ at Awards Luncheon in Monterey

11/09/2023
Richard Yarnold of the Fishwife Restaurant in Pacific Grove won the “Papa Vince Award” at the Monterey County Hospitality Association’s 34th annual Hospitality Recognition Luncheon.

From ProPublica...

Business, Economy & Jobs Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening

A California Ranch Gets Nearly as Much Water as the Arizona City of Scottsdale

11/09/2023
The Elmore Desert Ranch gets 22.5 billion gallons of water from the Colorado River, almost as much as is cleared for Scottsdale, Ariz. And that’s just a fraction of the 386.5 billion gallons from the river going to 19 other families in Imperial Valley.

From Monterey County Weekly...

Health Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Local Advocates Push State and Local Regulators Harder on Pesticide Restrictions.

11/08/2023
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Pesticide reform advocates are ramping up pressure on regulators over what they deem “environmentally racist” policies that put agricultural communities at risk.

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Cheech and Chong Debut a Vodka With Santa Cruz Soul

11/07/2023
The vodka—shaped like a water pipe and inspired in part by the movie “Up in Smoke”—is being made in partnership with Scotts Valley spirits house UBlendIt.

From YubaNet...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

UC Irvine-Led Science Team Shows How to Eat Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis

11/06/2023
In a study published in Nature Sustainability, scientists assessed the potential for wide-scale synthetic production of dietary fats. The raw materials are the same as those used by plants: hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air.

From Monterey Herald...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Ribbon Cut at New Sam Farr U.S. Agriculture Research Center in Salinas

11/04/2023
A new cutting-edge agriculture research facility named for a long-serving Central Coast politician was ceremoniously opened with a ribbon-cutting on Nov. 3.

From Salinas Valley Tribune...

Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening

Braga Fresh Creates Three New Positions for Growth

11/03/2023
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Braga Fresh, home of Josie’s Organics, created three new positions to support multiple company departments and business growth.

Monterey County Local News: Agriculture, Food & Gardening