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PCFMA's Executive Director, Allen Moy, recently met with U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier, who represents California's 10th Congressional District, to share concerns regarding the federal Farm Bill and its potential impact on small-scale farmers who rely on direct–to-consumer sales at farmers markets. The federal farm bill is a massive, multi-year law, traditionally renewed every five years, that defines how the federal government supports and regulates food and farming in the U.S. While the...

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Picnic Time! Summer Food Safety Tips

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Grilling Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Not much surpasses the taste of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables cooked on an outdoor grill. The flavor of the produce intensifies when introduced to flames, whether it’s grilled peaches or nectarines...

How to Pit Cherries

Cherries are coming into season, but removing the pits from these luscious sweet beauties can be a messy and tedious chore. We’ve found several ways you can pit them fairly easily and quickly...

Myths About Honey

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