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America's Heartland

California Almonds

Meet an almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India and settled in California’s fertile Central Valley. Thanks to its Mediterranean climate, nearly all the almonds Americas eat come from the Central Valley. California supplies close to 80 percent of the world's almonds.

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Episode 10
26:46
Meet a first-generation farmer inspired by childhood dishes, and visit a women-led farm.
Episode 9
26:46
A farm offers free farm stands, and doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients.
Episode 8
26:46
A San Francisco farm inspires urban farming, and a husband-and-wife team grows flowers.
Episode 7
26:46
A fruit farmer opens a restaurant, and farm workers launch their own farms.
Episode 6
26:46
Black farmers collaborate on a farm project, and see how olives go from fruit to bottle.
Episode 5
26:46
An orchard recovers from a fire, and a small farm focuses on culturally relevant foods.
Episode 4
26:46
A school grows its own hydroponic lettuce, and a farmer meets demand for bagged salads.
Episode 3
26:46
Refugees grow and sell their own food, and a farmer diversifies his crops.
Episode 2
26:46
Visit a bustling pumpkin patch, and meet a farm laborer who started his own farm.
Episode 1
26:46
A farmer grows dates in the desert, and two sisters take over their family’s orchard.
Episode 10
26:46
See why mandarins are exploding in popularity and visit a lettuce and herb farm.
Episode 9
26:46
An urban couple grows saffron, and a tomato farmer adds solar panels to his farm.
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