From Farm to Fork

First Prize

Charlotte H. Smith, Santa Barbara County

It was a perfect day to can so Charlotte Smith gathered up her granddaughters and did just that. Sarah, 10, and Shauna, 9, enjoy spending time with their grandmother and learning the many lessons she has to teach them. Smith, who is also this year's Grand Prize winner, took this photo during a break in the canning action.

The garden at the Las Flores Ranch provides a bounty of fruits and vegetables, and Smith takes great pride in the fact that they raise and preserve much of it themselves. She says she enjoys sharing her homegrown creations with her family and the lessons behind them with her grandchildren in the hope that they pass them down for generations to come.

Second Prize

Cathy Wolfe, Contra Costa County

The roadside produce stand is almost a thing of the past, but Cathy Wolfe and her family hope to keep theirs thriving as the hustle and bustle of urban life in Contra Costa County approaches them. Wolfe's grandfather established their original farming operation in 1936. She joined the operation when she returned after college graduation and now oversees many of the aspects of the farm. Wolfe says she enjoys raising heirloom variety tomatoes and photographed what she describes as the “fruits of her labor” just minutes after harvest.