The Central Valley is a fertile farm belt that expands for about 20,000 square miles and supplies one-fourth of the nation’s food. Fresno County alone is considered one of the most agriculturally [...] Continue Reading
Food
Comida y Bebidas Para el Espíritu
Pocas veces pensamos sobre el origen de los productos de nuestra comida. O cuando vamos de compras, tampoco imaginamos de dónde vienen esos productos de colores atractivos y olores tentadores que poco [...] Continue Reading
Community Kitchen Will Help Street Vendors
Street vendors are already part of the landscape of the Valley’s cities and towns. Their presence is most noticeable during public events, from sporting and cultural events to political protests. The [...] Continue Reading
Cocina Comunitaria Ayudará a Vendedores Ambulantes
Los vendedores ambulantes son ya parte del paisaje de las ciudades y pueblos del Valle. Su presencia es más notoria durante eventos públicos, desde deportivos y culturales hasta protestas políticas. [...] Continue Reading
Impacto del Precio del Huevo en las Panaderías
La gripe aviar provocó la infección o el sacrificio de más de 111 millones de aves entre febrero de 2022 y enero de 2025. La pérdida de millones de gallinas ponedoras provocó una disminución en la [...] Continue Reading
Impact of Egg Prices on Panaderias
The avian flu resulted in more than 111 million birds being infected or culled between February 2022 and January 2025. The loss of millions of egg-laying chickens caused decreased egg production. With [...] Continue Reading
Slow Progress for Street Vendors
Fresno’s City Council passed a new law that places strict restrictions on street vendors, barring them from selling in designated areas. The “Sidewalk Vending Ordinance” passed on a 5-2 vote in [...] Continue Reading
Lento Avance Para los Vendedores Ambulantes
El Ayuntamiento de Fresno aprobó una nueva ley que impone restricciones estrictas a los vendedores ambulantes, prohibiéndoles vender en áreas designadas. La “Ordenanza de venta ambulante” se aprobó [...] Continue Reading
Rural Communities Demand More Pesticide Controls
On July 12, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation conducted a public hearing in Turlock on the notification of the exact locations of pesticide use. Dozens of people attended from [...] Continue Reading
All But Invisible: Food Crisis
Food insecurity. The phrase is so compact that you might think it has to do with something relatively small. But the crisis it’s referring to is massive, something that really hit home when Kym [...] Continue Reading
Nu’u Yavi: Festival de Comida Oaxaqueña
POR EDUARDO STANLEY En los últimos 20 años aproximadamente, la presencia cultural de Oaxaca en el Valle de San Joaquín se ha vuelto cada vez más evidente, particularmente en Madera y Arvin (condado [...] Continue Reading
Immigrants Keep the American Economy Afloat
The success of the American economy is dependent on a successful and ordered immigration system. Since the 1970s, the native-born U.S. population has not been having enough children to replace [...] Continue Reading