Santa Clara County Agriculture, Food & Gardening Overview

To celebrate Earth Day, Performance Food Group on April 22 held an open house event in Gilroy to show how they have created a sustainable distribution model at the company’s local facility.

Morgan Hill Unified School District announced earlier this month that it has achieved Eat Real certification at the green tier.

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

Hilltromper announces an online resource that tells you where your favorite flowers are blooming right now, and helps preserve these wonders of nature.

The Williamson Act, passed in 1965, now keeps more than 16 million acres of farmland out of the hands of developers. Here's how the law puts the brakes on the development of California agricultural properties.

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down.

Even though California faces serious water shortages, the Legislature’s analysts recommend weaker outdoor conservation requirements and longer deadlines for urban water agencies.

The golden chanterelle mushroom is California’s official state mushroom thanks to new legislation that went into effect Jan. 1. (File Photo)
Every year, California’s legislators send a flurry of bills to the governor in hopes he or she will sign …