Thank you clapping. this was not nor the cameras. Well, good morning, everyone good morning. Thank you tammy for your introduction from your eviction to managing the cafe now on the way to owning your own home thats truly an inspiration and greeting president chiu and supervisor cowen and greeting, of course, to all our board of supervisors as well as Department Heads and elected officials our honored guests and especially to our european folks for being here today clapping and all our hardworking men and women for welcoming us to this morning into your job site. I wanted to come here and talk about the state of the city this shipyard links our past to our promising future. Behind me soon hundreds of thousands of home for middleclass families are under construction. Like taking i didnt see story the shipyard is our remarkable progress for the city recovering from the great recession. It represents the challenges that San Francisco still is a place for working families and teachers our
Thank you clapping. this was not nor the cameras. Well, good morning, everyone good morning. Thank you tammy for your introduction from your eviction to managing the cafe now on the way to owning your own home thats truly an inspiration and greeting president chiu and supervisor cowen and greeting, of course, to all our board of supervisors as well as Department Heads and elected officials our honored guests and especially to our european folks for being here today clapping and all our hardworking men and women for welcoming us to this morning into your job site. I wanted to come here and talk about the state of the city this shipyard links our past to our promising future. Behind me soon hundreds of thousands of home for middleclass families are under construction. Like taking i didnt see story the shipyard is our remarkable progress for the city recovering from the great recession. It represents the challenges that San Francisco still is a place for working families and teachers our
Most popular location in the city arts system. Reservations for weddings and other events a coming up on california cotntry. Meet the boy on the label that is now the man in charge. And wait until you see what theyre growing at one farm. Trust me, youll want to stay tuned for that. Plus, were getting giddy for goats. And our Grocery Store guru is back with some inside tips on picking potatoes. Its all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by California Farm Bureau federation] welcome to california country. Im your host, tracy sellers. Our first story today involves a family that has taken the lessons of the past to ensure success today and in the future as well. Take a walk through your average produce aisle these days and there are more choices than ever, but one farm has a very eyecatching Marketing Strategy to entice you. And it all has to do with the bright picture of a lile boy named andy. But have you ever stopped to wonder, who is this andy boy guy anyway . Andy bo
Son john, run one of the most successful farms in the salinas valley. It all started back in the early 1900s, when andys dad and uncle emigrated from sicily and went through ellis island. They were both teenagers and spoke barely any english, but they had a dream for something better. This is the American Dream where people see opportunity. I dont know how my grandfather was living there, could scrape up enough money to put 2 kids on a boat to the United States and probably inowing theyd never see them again. But they knew there was no opportunity there where they lived. And i think thats what the United States is all about. The 2 brothers started their operation in new york, but then moved out west to beain growing fruits and vegetables. And in 1927, steven tbademarked the name andy boy in honor of his son. The Company Became the first ever brand of fresh vegetables in the United States and has been recognized for more than 80 years now as a leading brand in the business. Today, the f
More. Good. Ok, sure, whats not to like about guacamole . I mean, we do eat a lot of it. In fact, more than 49 Million Pounds of avocados in the form of guacamole will be consumed on super bowl sunday alone. But at hawks restaurant in granite bay, theyre exploring different ways to use the alligator pear, otherwise known as an avocado. We like using california avocados because theyre grown as close as an avocado can be. These are from the simi valley. Theyre really versatile. Theyre rich. As you can see, we puree them. We serve them somewhat chunky. We can wrap things in them. Theyre just real versatile. And theyre tasty. But chefs like michael are just part of the equation of educating consumers on the many fabulous attributes of avocados. The real groundwork begins just there, on the ground of the 6,000 farmers across the state who now grow avocados. California farmers produce about 90 of the nations total avocado crop, and that includes farmers like mark and linda bruce of simi vall