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Organic rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - It's been barely a year since Luis Miranda began selling organic produce at farmers markets near his home in California's Central Valley, but he's already seen every trick in the book.

Organic farmer who doubled as serial bank robber gets 10 years

Michael John Fenter, a former organic farmer from Port Townsend who led a secret life as a bank robber along the west coast, was sentenced Monday.

Raw-food raid highlights a hunger

Some people balk at restrictions on selling unprocessed milk and other foods. 'How can we not have the freedom to choose what we eat?' one says. Regulators say the rules exist for safety and fairness.

Your Week

The Fab Four from Down Under make a one-night stop at Balboa Theatre on their Wiggly Circus Live! Tour, featuring interactive singing and dancing for the preschool set.

In Season: Melons

Cory Mosser spread his armload of melons on the countertop of the Burge Plantation kitchen and started hacking away.