A mouth-watering burger adorned by a few pickles is a popular summertime food. (Cathie Campbell/For The Madera Tribune) Hamburgers and...

Corn cakes fit in quite well as a breakfast, lunch or dinner. On my way to sit down and write this column, I brushed past the coffee...

Alfalfa sprouts add just the right touch to most sandwiches. (Cathie Campbell/For The Madera Tribune) For many years, I have been a fan...

Cathie Campbell/For The Madera Tribune Refresh yourself during hot summer days with some strawberry iced tea. Isn’t it wonderful to see...

Debi Bray, right, CEO of the Madera Chamber of Commerce, and fellow members, from left, Annette Kwock, Eugene Bell, and Jim Chin, help...

In the 102 years since Vincenzo Ricchiuti left his home in the town of Bisceglie, Italy, for America, his business, which later became...

Family farms, once the backbone of the ag industry are becoming rare. Fertile farmland is being developed for housing as the population...

Nestled in the midst of grapevines is a company that has brought national attention to Madera County. Ficklin Vineyards, maker of...