Contributors

Tim Johnson

As founding President & CEO of the California Rice Commission (CRC), Tim Johnson leads one of the state’s most highly regarded agricultural organizations. The Sacramento-based CRC represents all growers and handlers that comprise the state’s rice industry. He holds a BS in Business Administration and an MBA from San Jose State University. Tim and his wife Ann are also partners in a family vineyard. Their Sierra Foothills vines are known for producing award-winning Zinfandels.

Stories by Tim Johnson

• A Thousand Feet of HedgerowRead the Story
• Yuba River – Sierra Foothills GoldRead the Story
• Winter Rain in the VineyardRead the Story
• Winter in the VineyardRead the Story
• Tamales – saying I Love You with FoodRead the Story
• Chestnuts roasting on an Open Fire… What You didn’t know!Read the Story
• World Class Fishing Right in Our BackyardRead the Story
• Curing Olives at HomeRead the Story
• A Season in our Gardens – Last Legs and Winter GardenRead the Story
• A Season in Our Gardens – Flower Power!Read the Story
• Harvest in the Cool of the NightRead the Story
• Edamame and SpudsRead the Story
• A Season in Our Gardens – Hit of the Summer!Read the Story
• The Pace Quickens – Veraison is at Hand!Read the Story
• My Tomatoes Have the CrudRead the Story
• A Season in Our Gardens – Squash ApocalypseRead the Story
• A Season in Our Gardens – Garden Bling!Read the Story
• A Season in Our Gardens – honestly, it’s a bit of a competition!Read the Story
• A Season in Our Gardens – Bring on the Heat!Read the Story
• A Season in Our GardensRead the Story
• Replanting to Save Water and Meet Consumer DemandRead the Story
• Two Perfect Wines for ChristmasRead the Story
• Six Feet in a WeekRead the Story
• Markleeville – Gateway to Fall ColorsRead the Story
• Just perfect silence – Fall in the SierraRead the Story
• Night Harvest of Sierra Foothill Wine GrapesRead the Story
• Adopting Ag Tech for my Summer VegetablesRead the Story
• Hitting the lakes when the water is cold and highRead the Story
• If you were in the Sierra in the 1850s you’d know this plantRead the Story
• Sure fire wines for ChristmasRead the Story
• Cool mountain streams refresh and revive during our hot summersRead the Story
• The Sacramento River – An International Fly Fishing Destination. Who knew?Read the Story
• The farming equivalent to “It’s raining. Turn off your sprinklers”Read the Story
• Home WatersRead the Story
• Only Weeding under the VinesRead the Story
• Emperor Norton, Rice and other Gold Rush NuggetsRead the Story
• Yes it’s dry but don’t lose hopeRead the Story
• Do this One Thing and You won’t mess up the Holiday ChampagneRead the Story
• Leaf fall at Walker VineyardRead the Story
• Be a Hero – bring Wine that People want to drink!Read the Story
• Harvest is on the horizon but water still on our mindsRead the Story
• How Grapevines beat the heatRead the Story
• Have you watered your lawn?Read the Story
• It’s all about the weeds – native cover crop actually!Read the Story
• Extreme Water this SpringRead the Story
• Protecting Water Quality before the crop starts growingRead the Story
• Now I understand how the Donner Party got strandedRead the Story
• 160 percent of a good thing is a great thing!Read the Story
• Drive of a Lifetime – Sierra Aspens at their bestRead the Story
• Putting our vineyard to bedRead the Story
• Sierra Hikes Fantastic in FallRead the Story
• The harvest is as much about family as it is about our cropsRead the Story
• Harvest begins in one of California’s under-discovered Wine RegionsRead the Story
• Alpine Lakes just over two hours from the CapitolRead the Story
• How does your garden grow in this drought?Read the Story
• Water ‘em when they start to die…just a littleRead the Story
• Grape Blossoms need a tiny little vaseRead the Story
• Investing in RaptorsRead the Story
• Second best season in the Sierra Foothills – and it’s just perfect!Read the Story
• A wine region to be proud of – the Sierra FoothillsRead the Story
• Bud Break in Sierra Foothill VineyardsRead the Story
• Puddles on the landscape mean more than you might thinkRead the Story
• Don’t get ‘Trumped’ by the drought merchantsRead the Story
• Planning months ago for a lot of rain is a good thingRead the Story
• I have to bring Champagne for New Year’s – now what? I can help with that too!Read the Story
• What Wine to bring for the Holidays? I can help!Read the Story
• Squinting hard to see the glass half emptyRead the Story
• Half a Miner’s InchRead the Story
• Absurdity reigned in California Gold CountryRead the Story
• Switching from drought to flood preparationRead the Story
• Best day…ever!Read the Story
• Unless you look for it – you wouldn’t see it – but it’s big!Read the Story
• Four things to see in the Sacramento Valley NOW!Read the Story
• Even the Ducks cry foul!Read the Story
• 5 weird things I do during grape harvestRead the Story
• Ripping green grapes from the vine with our bare handsRead the Story
• Doesn’t look like much of a drought from above but the reality is far differentRead the Story
• Using a little water to save a lot of waterRead the Story
• Our first irrigation date may surprise youRead the Story
• Casting a fly into our drinking waterRead the Story
• Here once stood…Read the Story
• Saving Water in the Vineyard – for 30 years!Read the Story
• Planting Vines in a Drought YearRead the Story
• Much better – but still a way to goRead the Story
• Valley Almond Blossoms early – but that’s not a worryRead the Story

More from Tim:

• The Invisible Winter Grain
• 11 Trillion Gallons- Really?
• Identifying trees by their winter “bones”
• Aromas of growing rice
• Water and Rice- baseless attacks and twisting “facts”
• The R-towns, Part One
• The R-towns, Part Two
• Few are taking the drought seriously