Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

When they purchased the farm over 30 years ago it was an unproductive almond orchard and since then they have pulled the almonds out and utilized the sloped landscape to construct swales, establish a vineyard, and plant a wide variety of fruit trees which provide shelter while their flock of ducks grazes.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 29, 2024

Combined with copious sunlight and compostable waste, this system creates a “goldmine of opportunity” that Chevallier believes Homegrown can leverage to transform the area into a hub of local food production. Part of the problem lies in the city’s construction. The Homegrown team. Photo submitted.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even monarch butterflies have lost habitat due to the prevalence of monocrop avocado orchards, along the once lush, biodiverse hillsides of Michoacán in Mexico. “Choose one from Chile and you might be furthering the extraction of much-needed fresh water.” Yet Eldridge is far from calling for an avocado boycott.

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