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Thursday is the first day since the 1950's that urban farmers in the city of Sacramento can legally sell produce from farm stands in their front yards.

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Food and Sustainability

The Drought Not Likely To Cause Higher Grocery Bills

April 20, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

Even though the price of water is skyrocketing in California, and experts predict farmers will fallow about a million acres this year, your grocery bill is not likely to go up.

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Food and Sustainability

Beech-Nut Issues Voluntary Recall For Baby Food Product

April 15, 2015

A baby food producer has voluntarily recalled one of its products after receiving a single report of glass found in a jar of the product.

Food and Sustainability

High Feed Costs Hurt California Dairy Farmers

April 13, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

California dairy farmers are worried they won't have enough hay to feed their herds. A lot of the state's alfalfa is grown in parched regions.

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Food and Sustainability

Drought Exacerbates California's Shrinking Cotton Crop

April 9, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

The cotton crop in California has been shrinking for the last decade, but this year's planting could be the smallest since early last century.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival Showcases Sacramento Chefs

April 9, 2015

The prestigious Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival starts today and will showcase no less than six Sacramento chefs because the event’s culinary manager thinks this region is a hotbed of food creativity.

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Kushman By The Bottle: Arsenic Levels Lawsuit

April 8, 2015

A class action lawsuit claims that wine drinkers have become guinea pigs of arsenic exposure. Should you be worried about arsenic in your glass?

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Environment

Dismal Water Savings In February

April 7, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

Californians cut their water use by less than 3 percent in February. It's the lowest reduction since last July.

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Environment

Farmers, Water Agencies React To Brown's Water Order

April 1, 2015

The governor’s executive order includes stricter reporting requirements for agricultural water users – but no mandatory restrictions, unlike urban areas. To farmers, that’s enough.

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State Government

New California Water Reductions Don't Apply to Farmers

April 1, 2015 | Pauline Bartolone

California’s cities are subject to 25 percent water reductions under Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order; but those water restrictions don't apply to the biggest users of water.

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