Taste our winter fruit and vegetables; taste a variety of beers by Jack Russell Brewery. Music provided by Allen Hendricks' "Highway 49" Bluegrass Band. A benefit for the H.I.L.P. Scholarship Fund 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mother Lode Orchards, 4341 North Canyon Road, Camino
www.motherlodeorchards.com For more information contact: Mother Lode Orchards (530) 644-1914
Tropical Storm Marco roared ashore on Mexico's gulf coast with near-hurricane force winds, prompting a shutdown of some oil platforms and forcing the evacuation of some 3,000 people.
In Australia, the world's driest inhabited continent, there is simply not enough water to go around. So farmers there rely on a unique trading system to make the most of every drop.
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