Episode 7

Meet a family growing oranges for the long haul in California’s Central Valley. The Gillette family began farming oranges in Southern California, which at one time was the heart of the citrus industry. But that began to change after World War II, with many growers moving north to the San Joaquin Valley where they found rich soil.

Learn how to put together a Lemon Cous Cous Chicken dish for your family.

Visit a school where every student is enrolled in an agricultural curriculum.

Meet a fourth-generation artichoke farmer, whose family has been growing artichokes for a century. Scattini Family Farms grows perennial artichokes, based from a rootstock that was originally brought to America from the Mediterranean in the late 1800s.

Cantaloupes make a sweet treat, picked and packed right off the vine. The Turlock Fruit Company is best known for their sweet-tasting melons, particularly cantaloupes, honeydews and mixed melons. The family says they focus on flavor, producing the melons that efficiently transfer sugar from the plant to the melon.