, along with another innovation--arthur bell, along with studes from the engineering department at berkeley invented the pitter-chopper. this @achine would basically take the pit out of the olive at the same time it chopped the olive in small pieces. bell's chopped olives was widely used in the chopped olive sandwch, which was considered a delicacy around san francisco. the bell-carter family and all the dedicated employees have been processing top quality olives for over 97 years. >> then they're off to a pizza chain, restaurant, or grocerystore near you. in corning, charlotte fadipe for "california country tv." >> this segment is brought to you by the california farm bureau federation. from farm to feast, stay tuned for more of the tempting tastes of california. >> welcome back to "california country." >> long known for being the salad bowl of the world, now one salinas based company is changing what we put in our salads. did you know that in terms of production value, lettuce is the leading vegetable crop in the ufited states? and each year, more than 80% of the salad greens