[applause] [music] charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste. >> coming up on "california country," meet some of the folks responsible for adding a little zest to our lives. then, what a chef wants, this man will find. tag along with us as we go on a produce pursuit in northern california. then, meet a farmer who is surrounded by his favorite things--his berries and his brothers. finally, think starting a vegetable garden is hard? our expert has advice to get you started and on your way to a homegrown meal in no time. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so we all know that california is king when it comes to growing citrus. and when it comes to growing lemons, no one is bigger than this ventura county farm. and with over 7,000 acres of lush lemon trees, limoneira isn't just the biggest lemon grower in california, but in all of north am

announcer: when charles bennett graduated from high school, he dreamed of returning to his old neighborhood as a teacher. but without the money for college, only half his dream came true. [car horn blares] he's back in the old neighborhood. please support the united negro college fund. because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.

announcer: when charles bennett graduated from high school, he dreamed of returning to his old neighborhood

charles louie. i am with ees of a. which is part of -- i'd like to mention a few of my people on our staff and that would be wayne bennett from essi. dr. tom jackson, president of essi. bruce sevin, c.e.o. of essi. mike sal, c.o. solution on microbes. gene shringer out of florida. dr. michaud, hydrologist. dr. molly, scientist. dan moss, ocean engineer, and john blumenthal, with aeration and flow generators. i did that to qualify who we are. we are not presently on the gulf. we are getting ready to make booms hiring local people. what we need to say to you, the commission, we think outside the box. we have an awful lot of inoat vative -- innovative ys and plans that would work -- innovative ideas and plans that would work rather than what's going on right now. right now it's everybody going this way, that way, nobody's getting anything done. it's just building up, building, up building up. it's not really a moratorium that you're looking. what you're looking at is companies that is trained in order to recover this kind of a spill. and that's what we offer you. now, if we can control that spill and keep the fishing indust

charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college,

[applause] charles bennett's high school dream was to teach in the old neighborhood. but without the money for college, all he got was the old neighborhood. support the united negro college fund. a mind is a terrible thing to waste.