{"id":16755,"date":"2018-12-24T08:53:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T15:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=16755"},"modified":"2018-12-24T08:53:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T15:53:27","slug":"holidays-and-the-importance-of-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/12\/24\/holidays-and-the-importance-of-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays and the importance of family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By CDFA Secretary Karen Ross<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3949.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3949.jpg 240w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3949-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wherever you will be this week and next, my wish for all of you is that you&#8217;ll be with family.&nbsp; While my husband, Barry, and I won\u2019t be with family in the Midwest, we will be with our \u201cfamily of friends\u201d here in Sacramento.&nbsp; For many of us, this time of year brings back a lifetime of memories about holiday traditions, the place where we came from, and the family we grew up with \u2013 for me that place is a farm in western Nebraska.&nbsp; As you can tell from this picture of me with my three younger brothers, Dan, Steve and Ben, that was quite a while ago!!&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe the concept of family extends far beyond blood relatives. In my eight years at CDFA I have come to regard the agency and its employees as family. I have deep admiration for the work we do together to facilitate the modern miracle that is California agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181003_131937482_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16247\" width=\"202\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181003_131937482_HDR.jpg 450w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181003_131937482_HDR-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><figcaption>Secretary Ross with ACP\/HLB project supervisor Magally Williams at a Southern California property where a tree was removed due to HLB.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This agency is blessed with hundreds of talented, dedicated professionals committed to programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/plant\/acp\/\">Asian Citrus Psyllid\/Huanglongbing (ACP\/HLB)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/ahfss\/Animal_Health\/Newcastle_Disease_Info.html\">Virulent Newcastle Disease<\/a>, the Food Safety Modernization Act&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/producesafety\/about.html\">Produce Safety Rule<\/a>, and many others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each and every holiday season I have had an opportunity to visit CDFA offices (see photo gallery below)&nbsp;to view decorations and learn more about our employees&#8217; support for the many worthy causes in our region. 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