Category: Features

In a theater near you Film shows new farmers’ sorrows, joys

In a theater near you Film shows new farmers’ sorrows, joys

Central Coast Farm & Ranch·Friday, September 13, 2019 The Biggest little Farm BY MICHELE WILLER-ALLREDWhat happens when an idealistic couple living in an urban LA apartment decide to move to a farm with the dream of building a life in perfect harmony with nature? John and Molly Chester offer insight into such a labor of…

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Where have all the flowers gone?

Where have all the flowers gone?

Central Coast Farm & Ranch·Friday, June 7, 2019 Despite fewer fields, Lompoc fetes its bloomin’ glory days BY MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED Fields blanketed in blooms were plentiful when the Lompoc Valley Flower Festival was conceived in 1952, and they were beautiful to see. “The flower fields were so colorful, and the fragrance was just magnificent. I…

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