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With Californians beginning this week to cast their votes on Proposition 50, groups representing rural constituents are pushing back against the ballot measure, which would allow the state Legislature to draw new congressional maps ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Proposition 50 was crafted this year by California Democrats—and championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom—in response to President Donald Trump urging Texas and other Republican-controlled states to redraw their congressional maps to engineer new districts that would likely deliver more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Learn moreThe Organic Center, which supports science-based organic research, wants to spur U.S. organic rice production and has partnered on a recent study on the subject. But the Washington, D.C., group’s goal may be easier said than done. While demand for organic products continues to grow, cheap imports have filled much of the void, depressing the market. As a result, several organic rice growers said they are hurting and don’t expect domestic production to expand, at least in the near future.
Learn moreAlison Luna recalls her pleasant surprise when she bit into an apple slice and was met with a burst of pineapple flavor. “It was very unexpected,” Luna says. “There were so many different notes, all these floral and tropical flavors coming through.” The Petaluma resident and her two children, Viva, 10, and Theo, 8, were participating in an heirloom apple tasting at Gold Ridge Organic Farms, an 88-acre orchard in Sonoma County’s Sebastopol that grows 70 heirloom apple varieties, among other crops.
Learn moreWith figs in peak season, shoppers owe it to themselves to seek out the fresh version of a fruit they most likely associate with a filling for a certain type of cookie. Most California figs still end up as dried fruit, the bulk of which is turned into paste and other food ingredients. But the fresh form—with its sweet, honeyed flavor and jam-like center—is increasingly showing up in fresh culinary takes on familiar dishes.
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