Vocational students get lessons at Hyatt Regency
The Salinas Californian, February 2013Fifteen high school students baked pizzas, checked-in guests and saw behind-the-scenes operations Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa.
CHOMP’s 1,000th ‘Valentine’
The Salinas Californian, February 2013For Ezequiel Rodriguez-Chavez, the heart decorations this Valentine’s Day have special meaning.
Homeless resume vigil outside Salinas city hall
The Salinas Californian, February 2013After a four-day hiatus, around 14 members of Salinas’ homeless population and their advocates resumed their vigil in front of city hall Friday night. The demonstrators say the move is in response to city officials’ inaction following last week’s sweep of homeless encampments in Salinas’ Chinatown.
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Soledad to promote status as park gateway
The Salinas Californian, February 2013The stunning rocks and caves of the newly designated Pinnacles National Park are expected to draw crowds, and the city of Soledad wants to be ready for them.
Forget the groundhog, weather expert says
The Salinas Californian, February 2013For more than 125 years, the world has held its collective breath every Feb. 2 as a six-pound rodent from Punxsutawney, Pa., predicts the weather. While Punxsutawney Phil has gained a national celebrity usually reserved for television stars, real weather experts say the groundhog’s predictions are hogwash.
Ag experts in Pacific Grove promote cover crops
The Salinas Californian, January 2013Two local agriculture gurus presented on the challenges of cover crops to a packed room of organic farmers Friday at the EcoFarm Conference in Pacific Grove. Cover cropping is a practice where specially chosen crops are planted during the off-season to help revitalize a field’s soil. At the end of the season, the cover crops are chopped down or, in the case of non-organic farming, killed with herbicide to release the gathered nutrients back into the soil.
Sustainable farming fans to gather for EcoFarm 2013 in Pacific Grove
The Salinas Californian, January 2013More than 1,500 ecology-minded farmers, marketers and activists from across the country will gather next week at the 33rd EcoFarm Conference in Pacific Grove with a goal of promoting fair and sustainable farming systems. The yearly event of workshops, lectures and social gatherings is put on by the nonprofit Ecological Farming Association.
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Monterey County gets an ‘F’ in tobacco control
The Salinas Californian, January 2013Monterey County certainly won’t be making the honor roll of tobacco regulation this year. The American Lung Association published its annual “State of Tobacco Control” report card on Tuesday, and every city in the county received an “F” rating.
Canadians: E. coli outbreak linked to California lettuce
The Salinas Californian, January 2013Canadian officials say a recent E. coli outbreak in their country was caused by California-grown lettuce. The lettuce was distributed by FreshPoint Inc. to KFC and Taco Bell restaurants throughout Canada.
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Fort Ord National Monument wins environmental award
The Salinas Californian, January 2013The natural beauty and dedicated volunteers at the Fort Ord National Monument were recognized this week by The Wilderness Society, which presented the 15,000-acre nature preserve with a CAPE award for excellence in the conservation of public land.
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