The dragon fruit is a cactus and succulent native to Central America – from Southern Mexico to El Salvador. They are now grown in places with similar climates, like Vietnam and Australia. And … you…
Do you think gluten-free baked goods taste horrible? That they are dry and crumbly, hard to swallow, and generally unpleasant? Well, there are people out there who – very much like the…
Who doesn’t love garlic? It makes all food taste better, plus it’s got loads of health benefits: it can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, improve athletic performance and possibly even help you…
Bagels are much more than just a bread roll with a hole in the middle. It’s got a particular texture on the inside and a different texture on the outside. Bagels are popping up on the Central Coast,…
There is one diet that is as old as humankind! Literally! And that’s the Paleo Diet. Not knowing anything about the Paleo Diet, the PWF Team visited NOSH Paleo Café in Nipomo to get educated.A quick…
We all remember canned pears in our school lunches, but why would you eat those when you can just go pluck a fresh pear off a tree not very far away from you? All along the Central Coast, pears are in…
Beans. They come in so many varieties, and they are absolutely delicious. One local farmer grows many varieties of beans: the kind that you pod and all, like green beans; the kind you have to soak…
Our Global Family Farm is a permaculture demonstration farm in a corner of SLO City Farm in San Luis Obispo, which is a “whole systems thinking” approach to horticulture and living.
Spirulina has been a food source for millennia. It’s been a popular supplement in the US for decades. And it's being produced right here on the Central Coast.
The on-again-off-again tariffs of 2025 have already had a local impact. The food and drinks industries on the Central Coast feel the pain, not just in the pocketbook, but also in operations.
