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 ...

MURRIETA, Calif.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 ...

Agave's spiky leaves make it a popular drought-tolerant plant. Here's how to care for an agave plant in your container garden ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Agaves are popular gardeners’ plants because of their range of sizes, colors and leaf forms. I have been collecting Agaves for years and have been intrigued ...

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) -- 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 ...

Most of the country’s fruits and nuts, like avocados and almonds, come from California. But scientists say human-caused climate change means more extreme heat and intensifying periods of drought for ...