‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

Westlands Water District has an abundance of row crops such as onions, garlic, tomatoes, and other vegetables, in a region that produces roughly a quarter of U.S. food crops.
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By Jeff St. John; Originally published by Canary Media Photography by Adam Perez Harris Ranch Resort isn’t close to much. Residents of California’s major cities know it mainly as a rest stop about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco on Interstate 5’s long run through the San Joaquin Valley. The sprawling stucco building has a Western-themed gift shop […]
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