i'm your host, tracy sellers.on the show we are lucky enough to visit farmers and ranchers all across the state that produce the food that we love. and last year, we got to meet the next generation of farmers that are hoping to make their mark in the world of food in california. tracy: they say if you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life. and tyler christensen is a living, breathing example of that. a fifth generation farmer in red bluff, he is surrounded every day by the work he loves on his prune and walnut orchards and the people he loves: his wife mary, and their kids, hank and haley. and as all parents do, they've always wanted their children to grow up learning the value of a dollar and knowing

. ♪ ♪ tracy sellers: hey everybody, welcome to "california bountiful."host, tracy sellers, and today is one of those days where i wish you were here with me to experience the taste and the smells of where we're at. we are at the real pie company in sacramento, where they are dishing up just that, real pies made with real ingredients from america's farm to fork capital. ♪ kira o'donnell babich: real pie company is a neighborhood from-scratch bakery that's a little unique

i'm your host, tracy sellers.we're coming to you from one of sacramento's newest and hottest restaurants, where we'll have a recipe for you in just a second. but first, we're starting with a fruit that has gotten a little bit of a bad rap, has been made fun of, until now, because it has found its place in the sun and is loving it. tracy: for years, prunes have been mocked, known maybe as a food you eat when you've reached your golden years in life. for a time, they even changed their name to dried plums. but now, they're back to being prunes, california prunes, which

. ♪ ♪ tracy sellers: hey, everybody, welcome to, "california bountiful." your host, tracy sellers, and today we're hanging out along the central coast in morro bay, where, not far from here, we found a man that has taken his lifelong passion and turned it into a worldwide success. ♪ tracy: it may not look like it at first, but inside this nondescript warehouse in paso robles, there is a cheese oasis just waiting to be discovered. it's all the brainchild of reggie jones. he started his central coast creamery in 2007, with the hopes of using his knowledge of cheesemaking to turn this wine country into wine and cheese country.