Did you know that 80% of the world’s almonds are grown right here in California? California also supplies 100% of the almonds sold in the United States. In 2016 that amounted to 2.15 billion pounds of nut meat (shelled nuts) valued at $5.2 billion in worth and $21 billion in economic revenue when products made […]
As I’m writing this blog post, there is a horrific fire raging out of control so close by it is terrifying. Our local world is dark as night because thick smoke is blotting out the sun. The sky is a deep dark orange and it feels like Armageddon. But that’s nothing compared to what many of […]