California Foodways

For California Foodways, reporter Lisa Morehouse spends a lot of time in her car. She’s on a kind of mission: to travel to every county in the state, finding stories about food, agriculture, and -- most importantly -- the people that make both possible.

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Nancy's Airport Cafe

Posted March 5, 2019 • 00:04:58

Between Sacramento and Redding, Highway 5 cuts through the middle of rice country. In the town of Willows, right next to rice fields, there's a one-of-a-kind...

Farming Behind Barbed Wire Fences: Japanese Americans Remember WWII Incarceration

Posted February 19, 2019 • 00:12:51

On this Day of Remembrance, here's a story about Japanese Americans in California. Japanese Americans have been particularly vocal in opposition to...

Beef Is Much More Than "What's For Dinner" At This Northern California Ranch

Posted February 5, 2019 • 00:11:27

Jim and Mary Rickert came together because of cows. They met and fell in love at Cal Poly. Within a decade, they were managing a ranch just below the...

Invasive 20-lb Rodent Could Wreak Havoc on Ca Ag

Posted January 22, 2019 • 00:12:47

Merced County is California’s sweet potato capital. In this story, co-reporter Angela Johnston and I meet a sweet potato farming family that’s facing...

A California Tribe Bets on Olive Oil

Posted October 16, 2018 • 00:07:45

The Capay Valley is pretty serene, except for the cacophony inside its most lucrative business: the Cache Creek Casino. Up to 2,000 visitors a night...