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Wineries of the Sierra Foothills: Shake Ridge Vineyard & Yorba Wines

“You can’t get bored in this business,” is the way Ann Kraemer explains the appeal of her role as the vineyard manager and public face of the family-owned Yorba Wines. Each vine on the 46 acres of grapes she nurtures …

STATEWIDE SIGNAL BOOSTER

Holding Back the Bud Boom

California’s cannabis business is blossoming, but industry experts tell the Sacramento Bee that the state is leaving money on the table.

Image caption: RCDs look after the land, whether it’s used for grazing, growing, or getting out into nature.

STATEWIDE EXPLAINER

California Dirt

What do resource conservation districts protect? Pretty much everything that’s worth saving.

Image caption: California’s three-year-old legal cannabis industry is already struggling. Here’s why.

STATEWIDE EXPLAINER

The Crisis in California’s Legal Cannabis Industry, Explained

Cumbersome state bureaucracy and competition from their illegal counterparts has made life perilous for California’s nascent legal cannabis businesses.

Aeroponics, Growing Veggies Without Dirt

Growing vegetables in Tahoe can be difficult. Every spring, I prepare seedlings and when they are ready, I plant them in the garden. This year, I planted squash and tomato plants only to wake up and find them gnawed to …

Image caption: Some small composting facilities, made necessary by a methane-reduction law, have been set up in or near community gardens.

STATEWIDE NEWS & ANALYSIS

Compost Belongs in the Garden

Californians Against Waste was one of the main advocates behind SB 1383, which requires California to divert 75 percent of its organic waste from landfills. California Local talked to CAW’s Nick Lapis to learn more about what it does and …