IF YOU HAVE A SHOWER RITUAL, it probably includes some or all of the following: shampoo, conditioner, soap, a shower cap, a washcloth, and some sort of brush or loofah, the tool that'll give your skin ...

Central Coast living means countless tours and unique places to visit. If you have an itch for quirky farm tour, scratch it by taking a quick drive out to Nipomo. Next to Willow Road, a big sign will ...

Many people think luffas are sponges that come from the sea. Not so! Luffas are in fact a kind of squash that grow on a farm. We have our very own luffa farm nestled in the western hills of Nipomo.

Deanne Coon, owner of The Luffa Farm in Nipomo, is shown here inside one of her greenhouses with a luffa still on the vine. jjohnston@thetribunenews.com Dorothea Lange’s iconic Migrant Mother ...

If you've ever wondered where loofahs come from, take a trip with us. If you’ve spent most of your life under the impression that loofahs are some type of sea sponge and that these scratchy natural ...

It feels like an adult fantasy, a farm where instead of fruit, sponges hang off trees. As a kid, you dream of trees dripping with candy. As an adult, apparently your fantasies turn to cleaning ...