This Tuesday, September 9th, marks a historical day. It’s California’s 175th birthday! We are celebrating this momentous day with California’s own Lundberg Rice. Did you know that Lundberg Family Farms grows much of its rice in California? The Lundberg family has been farming for four generations in the Sacramento Valley, in and around Richvale. It all began in 1937, when Albert and Frances Lundberg left Nebraska with their four sons in the wake of the Dust Bowl. They brought along with them a flatbed Chevy truck and a Farmall tractor, along with a new philosophy, “Leave the land better than you found it.” With that mindset, Lundberg Family Farms has implemented regenerative organic farming practices. These farming techniques encourage healthy soil, support biodiversity, and increase carbon capture. The Sacramento Valley’s natural landscape, which includes floodplains and wetlands, is ideal for growing rice. The reliably hot, dry summers discourage pests and diseases that are typically brought on by humidity. And the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range snow melt flows naturally into the Sacramento Valley by way of the Feather River. Which is the water used to grow Lundberg rice and support local wildlife. Try Lundberg Family Farms Rice in your meals this week.

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