under the andy boy brand. and while they farm a wide variety of produce, some of their biggest sellers as of late are romaine hearts, broccoli rob, and a big hit among culinary professionals, fennel. >> this is the field of fennel. and you'll notice it's got a nice white bulb and a beautiful fern. and, really, all the plant's useable in cooking. >> cooking with it is one thing, but just getting people to try it is the first thing farmers like the d'arrigos hope to do. recently, they teamed up with local chef todd fisher and together the farming team and the cooking whiz whipped up new recipes for some old favorites. and in the end, they came up with a whole new way to get people to eat their veggies. >> to see the realization on people's face when you prepare it properly and they go, wow, this is something that i--wow, i really like this now, as opposed to this astringent, bitter vegetable. so, i like working with it because it's a challenge for me as a chef, but it's also so gratifying to see a guest enjoy something th they may

program at u.c.- santa cruz, has been one of the farm managers for several years. he says this project symbolizes urban farming in america. and it's a great way for people-- regardless of their income-- to grow organic, healthy food. >> this is urban farming. yeah, this is how we do it. and again, you know, we're growing about 3 tons of food--about 6,000 pounds of food--a year, which could sustain several dozen families. and again it's not like we're producing--we're proud of the amount of food that we produce. but mostly its about showing people how much they can grow in their gwn backyard. >> and i noticed one of my plants had mold this morning. we transplanted it just in time. >> it's a lot of work. and they way that we're able to do it is because we've gct s many volunteers like you saw just planting the trees. this is really popular. every weekend we've got literally dozens of people who come out here and volunteer. and so, that's how we run this garden is through volunteer labor. >> yeah. yeah. i like this farm so much since all th

our requirement, we have established a bill to strip 30 feet wide and about 600 feet long between the farm and the creek. this was just a concept a few years ago. our partners were local landscape architects. again, in the approach from the center, this was an idea. today, i invite you to come out and visit. it is flourishing. the elderberries are 8 feet tall. it is covered with poppies. most importantly, it really has its fundamental function of being an area where beneficial insects can come and be available to then go on to the farm and which provides also a filter strip for the sediment that otherwise might go off to the creek. and i guess, equally importantly, it is a tremendous learning environment for kids to come out and understand how the natural resources integrate with the farm and filter between the farm and watershed, and it is a great opportunity for kids to come and dig in. over 1000 plants have been planted here by many in small and big, and many of the community have come out to make that happen as well. wildlife restoration is important there. in recent months, the local

. >> everything we eat does, indeed, start on the farm, including basil as the main ingredie in the family's famous pesto recipe, which brings us to supherb farms in the san joaquin valley. >> this area is the best place in the world to grow herbs. this area, from the delta to, probably 40 or 50 miles south of here, you get the combination of warm temperatures and then the nice delta breeze in the evening to cool things down. so, it is absolutely the best place in the world to grow herbs. >> harvesting at the first sign of daylight is just part of everyday life here, as the fresh basil is plucked from the ground, shippeto the nearby processing facility where, during the busy season, almost 100 tons of basil are trucked in here daily. >> this is basil that was harvested this morning when we were out in the field. we brought it to the factory. we've unloaded it. and now we're washibg it. >> here, the basil is cleaned, flash-frozen at 40 degrees below zero. brr! and then the stems are removed and sold to local dairies for feed. >> so, what we've done now is we've frozen the product, and then th

linked to the little city farm, but also the other farms are represented. we are proud to be supportive of the san francisco urban alliance activism. and hopefully around the world. i also want to say that our head of food policy is here. i know at what help us make sure that children and residents, not just their but in the neighborhoods that have a healthy and locally grown produce will have more access. at a recent panel that we were on, and want to see this expanded to every single square mile of the city. this is a really good start but we need to implement the mayor's initiative. we have to be the shining example for the u.s. and also this world. thank you for being here, everyone. >> i also want to recognize his supervisor avalos. next, i want to introduce a community representative that played a key role in policy development, and that is of the sentences of zero urban agriculture alliance. they promote the growing of food through advocacy education and grass-roots actions. >> today is a good day for san francisco and urban agriculture. san francisco

california to this day has the only law on the books that gives farm workers the right to join a union and protects their ability to do that. farm workers and domestic workers are the two categories of people who were excluded from all the sort of basic rights that most other workers have under the national labor relations act. >> wow. >> so california has some sort of, you know, major victories. and chavez at the point where he needed to make the transition from being a charismatic leader of a movement into being a labor leader of a functioning union was sort of unable to do that, and the book explores a lot of the reason for that and explores that through the eyes of these people as they went through the experience. because the other thing that sort of -- when i, as i met people and talked to them, it was a little like the story the blind man and the elephant, you know, where all the blind men feel a different part of the elephant, and they describe a totally different animal. that was kind of what happened within the movement. so depending on where you were, your perspective was dif

the one exception was agriculture. back then, most farmsre small family operations and child labor was considered necessary. today, the number of children legally working on farms is only guessed at. the u.s. department of labor says it might be as high as 155,000. >> frank gasperini: we don't advocate young children working in sweatshop conditions, whether it's a factory or the farm. >> pitts: frank gasperini is executive vice president of the national council of agricultural employers. it's a washington lobby that represents fruit and vegetable growers. why is this still necessary to have children working on farms at all? >> gasperini: in terms of productivity, it probably isn't. in terms of opportunities for the children, i think it... it is still very valuable. there're a lot of good, safe jobs for 12- and 13-year-olds that give them an opportunity to have early work experience, to earn some money. and sometimes, that's very important for their families. >> pitts: it was important to norma flores lopez and her family. she started workin

then move against the farm. when we moved against the farm we dressed up in the rhetoric of addressing. >> but to what extent have that already been done? that is one thing with denser they mugabe was in a position to do one of the only postcolonial leaders and seven africa for 10 years. but it never receive the support most thought they received an eye for the economic programs. to what extent is the failure of the international community to support those sorts of new efforts not only to put the boat but the wealth into the hands of the majority? given that agriculture was said economic engine mugabe does that have oil or anything but the curious thing is for the longest time, it does not seem that public about lee and. i was told it was second only too racial discrimination as a reason for the war and the fact that it was a close second to as a family ruled country. but it is my belief that one of mugabe start achievements of the early years that what happened the logistics of education were quite good but mug

the farm here provides food to d.c. residents that cannot afford fresh food. >> he has a home farm as well. >> prince charles does in fact have his own organic farm on his estate property. something that she appreciates. >> that a prince would be involved it is a great thing put the movement. getting healthy food and taking care of ourselves. >> tomorrow afternoon the prince will be the keynote speaker at georgetown university at a conference entitled -- the future of food. he will also attend an event to honor the troops serving overseas. reporting live from northwest this afternoon. >> sounds like a fun trip. thank you. flooding concerns are spreading weston to tennessee. heavy rain has backed up tributaries to the brink. people in the town of finley spent much of monday packing up. even some streets of suburban memphis were blocked as students packed into a church jim to brace for record flooding. high winds created a wild side off the coast of hawaii. two water tornadoes touched down near the coast of honolulu last

he's making one special stop today at the common goods city farm in the la detroit park.nd this morning we are joined by petula george. thank you for joining us this morning. good to see you. here is the question that comes to mind immediately, how is it that prince charles is visiting your farm? >> i think common good city farm was selected because we have been in the forefront of the urban agriculture and food movement in washington, d.c. for several years. and his royal highness is a long time supporter of sustainable agriculture and his representatives from the british embassy stopped by the farm and they were pretty blown away and thought immediately he would enjoy his visit here and would appreciate learning about what we do in this neighborhood. >> for those of us who don't know, what is sustainable agriculture and why is it so important? >> sustainable agriculture is a form of agriculture that uses techniques that take care of the earth and do not deplete our natural resources. so we use technics such as cover cropping. we don't use chemical pesticides or herbicid

corp is one of the crops we grow here on the farm. ople can help us harvest the corn every october and we save the corn all year and use it to feed our animals, so i'd like to put you to work. >> all right, let's do it. >> we're going to take the corn off the cob. you drop them in. >> you've got the hard job. this looks like a very old piece of equipment. how old is this? >> this machine is actually from the early 1900s. and we've worked on it and restored it a few times. but it's part of our educational program here with the east bay park district showing people how life was like on a farm in this area 100 years ago. but we're not done. you have to crack the corn now. >> okay, let's do it. jimmy crack corn and i don't care. see, kids, corn doesn't just come in a corn called corn flakes here. you've got to work it here. do kids even know that song? this is better than a coffee grinder, right? nobody call me a monkey grinder. i could be here all day. these poor animals are going to starve as long as it's going to take me but that's good

yesterday prince charles toured the common good city farm in northwest. ood for low-income residents here in the district of columbia and nibbled on a little bit of spinach they grow on the farm. advocates home his celebrity will help focus attention on the issue of sustainable farming. >> he's a proponent of sustainable agriculture. and i think more people will have awareness about eating right and about growing food in a sustainable way so that we have our resources indefinitely to continue to grow food. and i believe that the word will get out a lot quicker now that he's come to the farm. >> and the prince will be delivering that speech at the conference at 10:30 this morning. not sure what time he is going to arrive. we will have to wait and see what the rain does in terms of his scheduled hearing, how long he stands outside and greets the students later on today. he will meet with president obama at the white house. eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath. megan, thank you. >>> we have good news if you're a pepco customer. you could be about to save some m

labor leader. >> the national park service decided to document the chavez legacy, the farm worker's movement legacy throughout the country. wherever there are his points of history. >> reporter: dave is helping the national park service document the sites in san jose that should be preserved to help tell the story of chavez and the united farm worker's union. >> san jose and santa clara county really was the beginning point of the farm worker movement. >> reporter: he was born in arizona but came to san jose in his 20s where he lived in this small house in a neighborhood which means get out if you can in spanish. the roots of his pledge to non- violent protest can be traced to the teachings that he received at our lady of guadalupe church. he got his first taste of political actively ism with the community service organization on jackson street in the early 1950s. and the corner of allan rockingking was the site of the united farm workers first great boycott which would later spread nationwide. >> i remember as a young child going to that store with my uncles and aunts and several o

the owner of the farm may face several animal neglect charges. at is being determined right now by the county state's attorney. the horses that survived are being rehabilitated at five different farms throughout the state. authorities say this is the worst case of horse neglect in the state's history. >>> tonight we have more details about that domestic shooting in randallstown that ended in a fatal shooting. police responded yesterday to the shooting. according to police a man shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself. we have confirmed it was an attempted murder-suicide. melissa brown was injured. her husband, niel ivan brown, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. they initially thought he had barricaded himself inside the home. when they entered they found him deadly storms inside. there are no details on his wife's continue. >>> the parking meters in annapolis could be the key to helping the homeless. two meters installed downtown have netted norman $1,900. that change is to help the homeless, the lighthouse shelter. >>> tonight a l

our requirement, we have established a bill to strip 30 feet wide and about 600 feet long between the farm and the creek. this was just a concept a few years ago. our partners were local landscape architects. again, in the approach from the center, this was an idea. today, i invite you to come out and visit. it is flourishing. the elderberries are 8 feet tall. it is covered with poppies. most importantly, it really has its fundamental function of its fundamental function of being an area where beneficial

the "fun" back ifungi with tips from an expert. it's all ahead and starts now. [captioninmade possible by california farm bureau federation] >> welcome to the show. i'm your host tracy llers. we're in the beautiful mountains of el dorado county today, which is just a short drive away from sacramento. andhat brings us to our first story. if you're anything like me, you've probably consumed this next produce item at let once this week. that's because it's been called america's favorite vegeble. but we like to call it a reason to get our hands dirty and meet some real potato pioneers. with their adaptability and versatility, it's wonder potatoes are a fan favorite. bad, mashed, diced, or scalloped, no matter how you slice it, from potato chips to french fries d almost anything in between, the potato has been a staple of our diet throughout history and today. and there's no denying we have a special love affair with t spuds. you know, on average, each of us will actually eat 135 pounds of potatoes a year, and in a wide variety of forms. in fact, potatoes are the leading vegetable crop in the united states, w

but behind the chokes rule russia suffers from a much more serious problem nina works for an emu farm outside a tiny village she says it's not easy work there they become very protective when they lay in bags the male to tax them and can attack you with his legs and needle cloisonne their interest. this is one of many agricultural jobs she's had but her children are unlikely to follow. my days in university my son is in a tenth grade and we don't know what he will do i leave them to stay but there is no future here. russian agriculture was hit by a huge depression in the one nine hundred ninety s. livestock numbers fell by half the area of grain planting. water even now young people all over russia the deserts in the countryside and move into the city. many teams arrived in stimulate young people to work in the countryside they need to pierce more and give us housing but far from jumping ship and mr c. is one of russian agriculture's bright new hopes she chose to work here rather than being in nearby volgograd and she's not the only one. half of the experts working here younger than t

behind the jokes rule russia suffers from a much more serious problem we know works for namely the farm outside a tiny village she says it's not easy work. they become very protective. when they laid eggs the male protects them and can attack you with its legs the needle cloisonne there are dangerous certainly this is one of many had with these oxys half of the children are likely to follow a special that i don't raise in university my son is an attempt grade and we don't know what he will do and they want to stay but there is no future here. bush an agricultural was hit by a huge depression in the ninety's ninety's livestock numbers fell by half the area grain planting a quarter even now young people over russia deserted the countryside and moved the system the system is the one that says they need to encourage and stimulate young people to work in the countryside they need to pierce more and give us housing. but it's far from jumping ship and mr c. is one of russian agriculture's bright new hopes she chose to work here rather than being invaded by volgograd and she's not the only one

now, and when he moved against the farm he dressed it up in the rhetoric of addressing historical bills. >> host: but certainly to talk about south africa is one thing, but then you look at the fact that certainly mugabe was in a position to really be one of the only postcolonial leaders in southern africa for about 10 years. he didn't receive the support i think that most zimbabweans believed he would receive for his sorts of economic progress. so to what extent is zimbabwe story, also start of the failure of the international community to support those sorts of new efforts to really put not only the vote but the wealth in the hands of the majority? >> guest: there are two issues. the first is land reform, given that agriculture was the economic engine that primary drives zimbabwe. and the curious thing is, for the longest time mugabe's party didn't feel about me. when i grew up i told land was second only to racial discrimination as a reason for the war. the fact that black people couldn't vote. land was a close second, this was primarily a real country. but it's my belief, this is li

farm and which provides also a filter strip for the sediment that otherwise might go off to the creek. and i guess, equally importantly, it is a tremendous learning environment for kids to come out and understand how the natural resources integrate with the farm and filter between the farm and watershed, and it is a great opportunity for kids to come and dig in. over 1000 plants have been planted here by many in small and big, and many of the community have come out to make that happen as well. wildlife restoration is important there. in recent months, the local eagle scouts have established owl boxes, and you see some have the box birds sitting in the spring bargains. celebration has been part of this from the beginning as well. up above our folks from the east bay regional park district, and we tremendously appreciate the support on the ground and in getting us to this point. i just wanted to say that i look forward to working with you in the coming few years to develop a watershed and in three or so years, celebrating with you again as the great center is completed, so, please, hel

the. farming out there has wide horizons it has a lot of land potentially producing a lot of food what it needs now is the incentives and enthusiasm to make young farmers want what's out here tom watson r.t. volgograd region in a few minutes we'll explore whether a world without secrets is possible but first a retreat brings you all the latest business news stay with us. thanks very much that the chief of b.p. robert dudley says he thinks there's still value in exploring russia's arctic with rosneft. joint venture russia shareholders and have already made clear their wish to be involved that leads ross never to make a decision the deadline for that to happen is monday next week when it's agreement to undertake a sixteen billion dollars share swap with expires russian oil majors given few clues as to what it will decide except to say it will act in its shareholders best interest. another hurdle looms in russia's eighteen year long marathon to join the world trade organization the e.u.'s land tax concessions office of foreign carmakers to set up assembly plants inside the country where gover

volunteers work the farm. the land is owned by the dc government. the city leases it back to the common good city farm. >> if you have urban farms throughout the city, that should take care of the problem. >> okay, prince charles is still on the inside. he's going to be here in 45 minutes. no chance to talk to him as he goes in and comes out, i'm told. i can tell by the sound of the music, he's on the inside listening to go go music. should also point out the lease on this place for this urban farm with the city runs only until october. the people here would like a long-term lease. they would like this kind of farm in every quadrant of the city. back to you anita and lesli. >> it would be great. freshfresh produce is a problem. >> absolutely. and he's there 45 minutes. i'm trying to figure out what he's doing in it there for 45 minutes. >> can't figure it out. >> and why can't we talk to him on his way out? we'll see. >> well, here's some more news for you. bring a reusable bag to the supermarket or be prepared to pay the price. montgomery county ap

be prepared for more music to muscle its way on to the farm in the future. jess and raj raj? >> a huge comeback. thank you. >>> still ahead, she thought she would never be able to have a baby but her fertility was surprisingly saved by birth control. we'll have that story coming up for you. >>> and our winter chill continues across the bay area. even though the calendar is flipped into ng.to today, only in san f nccois and south bay,co 68. a cold start coming our way. we'll talk more about sierra snow andhe amazing totals in just a few minutes. >>> it certainly sounds counterintuitive f you're one of the thousands of women taking birth control pills, you're likely giving your reproductive health a boost. >> monica dean from our station in san diego has the story. >> i thought i was going into quick surgery for a tumor on my ovary, work up two hours later to being told that i have cancer. >> life changed for wendy. the doctor's words were devastating. >> hearing the worst situation of your life, you're never going to have any kids. >> reporter: in hopes of preserving her ferti

billion dollar is backed by one hundred percent of nothing and the more that use time you spend on the farm dollars zenga the more of the overall money that's in circulation is the base by a quantum leap more in terms of the basement and you end up in prison so these johnnies prisoners who are forced to play zingo farmville games to amass credits that are being passed through their prison masters people in the us at home they've effectively checked themselves in to their own home prison where they're playing on zoning of dollars and farmville creating massive amounts of this of this new fee virtual currency which is the base in the purchasing power and it's the same thing as checking into prison or taking their hard earned money that they earn doing menial jobs is ninety nine percent and they're exchanging it for virtual money that's one hundred percent bed well to go along with this headline max about the gold farming headline reads farm ville heard lined up for market plans summer floatation so it's millions of users stump up real money i.e. one point eight billion dollars worth last year

everything that is here, we offer in the store. >> making her own homemade fresh-from-the-farm granola is just part of the entertainment at another stop on the blossom trail, luke's almond acres. continuing luke's agricultural traditi, this family farm's country store offers nuts, fruits, and chocolates, all in a beautiful almond orchard setting th is primed for educational opportunities about farm life at go bend the granola. >> so here's our trail mix that you guys will be making. we have a variety of driedruits and nuts as well as chocole, Écause you have to have chocolate in it. >> you've always heard these stories about people that live in the big cities and they go on these--and you ask them, "well, where do you buy--where does milk come from?" "oh, from the grocery store." "where does the egg come from?" "from thgrocery store." you know, i think these ople have the right to know where this stuff comes fr. >> but before any of this fabulousood even es up on the trees, much less my stomach, the orchards are helped out byhis man, brian beekman. you see, with more than 40 million bl

the 10,000 or so white farmers, it was the million or so black farmworkers who were the members of the farm workers union which supported the opposition and was a big million note that he needed to break up the commercial farmer to farming structure which he did. >> i think that you read the important point that there are these stories of change also we've had the leader in zimbabwe for 30 years there's certainly been changes within the society. your book i think does an amazing job and presenting to us the view from the ground after the 2008 election and what people were experiencing and i was quite stroke not only by the level of fear people had also the brutality people had experienced and i wonder if you want to talk a little bit about some of the people you met and spoke with and the treatment they received just for possibly being in the opposition party without even evidence of being the opposition party can you talk about that? >> guest: it was very extreme. i've been a foreign correspondent for decades and i've never seen anything quite this premeditated. they were not a threat to a

the owners of the farm may face several animal neglect charges. it's being determined right now by the county's state attorney. the horses that survived are being rehabilitated throughout five different farms in the state. authorities say this is the worst case of horse neglect in state's history. >>> tonight slow down as you drive through howard county. tonight the city council is expected to decide whether or not allow cameras in school zones. if the measure is okayed drivers will be hit with a fine for going over the speed limit. >>> it has to do with injury sony playstation. this is no game. your personal information is up for grabs. how to protect yourself from possible phishing scams now coming your way. >>> people think bin laden is hiding in the hindu curb, but did you know every day from 4 to 5 he hosts a show on cspan? >> more from the white house correspondence dinner. >> 74 out of bwi today. we guaranteed you 72 last night. deb price from baltimore, congrats. you get an abc2 storm umbrella. and you may need it. we will talk about when t

farm in centreville. six more were youth eyed. the owner of the farm may face animal neglect charges. rses that survived are being rehabilitated throughout the state of maryland. >>> consumer alert this morning, the recall is growing this morning for honda over the possible air bag defects. honda officials expanded the recall so it can check the air bags on more than 800,000 vehicles for a possible defect. some of the vehicles being added in the recall include the 2001 and 02 accord as well as the civic, 02 odyssey and 2002 and 03crv, acura 32tl and 2003 acura 32cl model. we have them listed as well as abc2news.com. >>> new for you this morning, you might want to ease off theaccelerator in howard county. the county council passed a foil allow speed cameras in -- bill to allow speed cameras in school zones. speeders will get hit with a 40 dollar ticket for going 12 miles over the speed limit. >>> today marks the one-year anniversary of the lacrosse player murdered and it's all the idea yeardley loved will be honored. a page vigil will kick off had morning a field is being built in her h

. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one unique farm in the czech rep has come to serve two purposes. what started as a clever way to get rid of excess poultry, this crocodile farm has become a popular tourist attraction. it's grown to about 230 crocks who eat up scraps and attention for the hundreds of tourist that's come visit. the director hopes to continue to grow the farm and new found business. >>> from a unique farm to unique produce, a business savvy college graduate set out to grow a cubed shaped watermelon and succeeded. they're grown inside special containers to give them their shape and inspirational words are stamped into the rinds. the melons are sold for 20 times the normal price and he claims they're tastier, too. >>> finally, talk about a false alarm. officials in england were quick to jump on reports of a tiger on the loose. police responded with a thermal imaging helicopter and enlisted zoo experts. they evacuated areas and stopped play at a cricket match to trap the rogue animal. it turns out not until the tiger was

the head coach of the seattle seahawks pete carroll bringing his win forever program to the farm. r coaches of all sports at all levels. we talked to him at the event about the lockout and jim harbaugh coming into the division and so much more. 49ers, seahawks talked tonight with coach carroll and we'll have it for you tonight at 11:25 on "sports sunday." >> look forward to it. >> a lot of fun. >> thanks, lawrence. >> we've got "in wine country" coming up next and see you back here tonight at 11:00 and