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The explosive growth of Paso Robles’ wine industry since the 1990’s is often touted as a major economic success story on the Central Coast. But some benefit from this more than others, as lower-income families struggle making enough to live in Paso Robles — if they can afford it at all.

About 48 million people in the U.S. get sick from foodborne disease every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two years ago, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professors developed a training program for local growers of leafy greens like lettuce, cabbage and spinach.

About 48 million people in the U.S. get sick from foodborne disease every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two years ago, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo professors developed a training program for local growers of leafy greens like lettuce, cabbage and spinach.

Living on the Central Coast, we see farms as we drive along any highway. But Fairview Gardens is an urban farm, right in the middle of Goleta. Playing…

This summer during the Black Lives Matter protests, the city of San Luis Obispo created a diversity task force, with a goal of making the city more…

A fall heat wave is hitting California, with heat advisories in effect for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.People are flocking to the beaches…

Part 1 Part 2 Over the next three months, tens of thousands of migrant farmworkers will converge on the Central Coast to do something deemed essential in…

On this agriculture-themed episode of Issues & Ideas, we hear the second half of a conversation with Brent Burchett of the SLO County Farm Bureau, about…

Agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of both California and the Central Coast. KCBX's Greta Mart talks with Brent Burchett, executive director…

Why aren’t there more people of color and women at agriculture conferences? One organization is actively working to change the demographics of both…