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Residents Of North Sacramento Food Desert Welcome Discount Grocery Store

September 13, 2018 | Julia Mitric

North Sacramento has big pockets of food deserts where residents have to leave the neighborhood to find a full-service grocery store. Now, some are hopeful a discount grocery store will begin to change the landscape.

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Asparagus Season Brings Choices For California Shoppers

April 21, 2017 | Julia Mitric

Asparagus is grown in the Delta, the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast. California grows over 70 percent of the asparagus consumed in the U.S. but the state's asparagus production has declined 15 to percent annually since 2000.

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Bay Area Pilot Program Makes Produce Less Costly For Low-Income Families

April 4, 2017 | Julia Mitric

A new pilot program makes produce less costly for low-income families while helping California growers. The Bay Area program is the first in the state to offer CalFresh recipients matching funds when they buy California-grown at the supermarket.

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California Leads The Nation In Organic Sales

October 12, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

Sales of organic products are up 72 percent since 2008 according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. California is leading the nation at $2.2 billion in sales.

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California Fines Six Companies Selling Tainted Produce

July 29, 2015

(AP) - California pesticide regulators have fined six companies they say ignored warnings and repeatedly sold imported fruits and vegetables that contained illegal pesticide residues.