California “The Golden State”
Also known as the land of plenty, with artisanal producers and agriculture within its twelve diverse regions, starting at North Coast in Humboldt and Mendocino down to San Diego County.
California grows one-third of the country’s vegetables and three-fourths of the country’s fruits and nuts and grows more than 400 commodities. California is the only state in the USA with a NOP-authorized State Organic Program. The most valued ag commodity stated by the #californiadepartmentfoodadministration, also known as the #CDFA, is Dairy products, milk, at 7.57 billion dollars, and the number 1 producing county is Fresno with grapes, almonds, poultry, milk, and tomatoes. #California ranks first in the United States for ag cash receipts, followed by #iowa, #texas, #nebraska, and #illinois. As a great state, we also house the largest land owner in the #USA, the largest farmer in California, The Singleton Family, with 100,000 acres.
To learn more about the Top 10 producers in California, listen to Episode #25 of Provisions and Libations on @iheartradio @spotify @applepodcasts @missionmattersmedia #podcasthost
Researching the information for this podcast taught me so many things I did not know, and it makes me eager to get out of my shell and travel the southern region known as the Imperial Valley; Temecula, Riverside, San Bernadino, Big Bear, and Lake Arrowhead to learn more firsthand about this great state we live in. As promised at the end of the podcast, I will repeat it with updated statistics and an update on my travels through California, eating and drinking everything I can from their diverse growing regions. #vivacalifornia #greatstate #california #usa #foodanddrink #eatdrinkandbemerry #provisionsandlibations #growwhatyoueat #farming #farmers #commodities #grapes #almonds #cattle #strawberries #pistachios #lettuce #tomatoes #walnuts #rice
