California Bountiful
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“California Bountiful” brings you up close with the people, places, food and farms that make California so delicious! The weekly show delivers a fun, entertaining and educational look at California’s farm to fork lifestyle, and everything in between. Brought to you from the California Farm Bureau Federation, the show also shares the unique stories of the family farmers and ranchers who grow the foods you love to eat. READ MORE
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California Bountiful on RFD-TV provides a fast-paced look at subjects important to us all: the food, wine, flowers, meats and fiber products grown in the state.
Aubrey Aquino, producer and host of California Bountiful, joined us Tuesday to talk about their project, “Bountiful Finds.”
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