California faces one of the driest climates in the United States, making it an ideal location for harvesting a number of crops, including the natural agave nectar. Conventional watering practices ...

As extreme heat, drought and wildfires continue across much of the west, some growers are looking for plants that can withstand these harsh conditions and still produce a profit. One plant that’s ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Most of the United States' fruits and ...

Maui Land & Pineapple Company has planted 25 acres of its upcountry land with agave in a new venture to produce spirits.

Neither much of a farmer nor drinker, La Paloma Ranch manager John Kleinwachter, (pictured with Vinnie the dog) finds himself as one of California’s first jimadors, the Mexican name for agave ...

MURRIETA, Calif. -- Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his ...

An oversized agave plant under glass at Garfield Park Conservatory is putting on the greatest show of its life. Over the last six months, the plant has experienced an incredible growth spurt. In fact, ...

Inside Look is a Fresno Bee series where we take readers behind the scenes at restaurants, new businesses, local landmarks and news stories. Fifty years ago, when Jack Woolf and his family founded ...