Straight from the Source with Hayley Watts
Oct 8, 2026 · 19 min · 11 segments
This first-generation olive farmer says he can make things happen in Sacramento, even with a conservative minority in the State Assembly. He's running to be the representative for district 3. We talk…
Hayley WattsHostYeah, I mean, the first person to lead an overland, you know, group to California was John Bidwell.
And so, you know, a farmer himself, and really I would consider him to be kind of the first, the modern day father of agriculture that we have in California, which is he wanted to diversify.
He knew just growing wheat and your standard crops back in the Midwest, we had to develop a diverse agricultural system.
And of course, you know, Being an olive and citrus farmer and starting an olive oil company, did a lot of farmer's markets.
It is for those small businesses that really put it all on the line when they start a business.
You know, the struggles that we face today, we could never have envisioned facing those, you know, 30 years ago when I started.
So it's, we have to fix California and we have to fix it for those people who are investing in our communities.
Yeah, I mean, the first person to lead an overland, you know, group to California was John Bidwell.
And so, you know, a farmer himself, and really I would consider him to be kind of the first, the modern day father of agriculture that we have in California, which is he wanted to diversify.
He knew just growing wheat and your standard crops back in the Midwest, we had to develop a diverse agricultural system.
And of course, you know, Being an olive and citrus farmer and starting an olive oil company, did a lot of farmer's markets.
It is for those small businesses that really put it all on the line when they start a business.
You know, the struggles that we face today, we could never have envisioned facing those, you know, 30 years ago when I started.
So it's, we have to fix California and we have to fix it for those people who are investing in our communities.
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