Agave & Cactus Talk

Hey there everyone, here is a new podcast i recorded this week for the California Agave Alliance. Today we freestyled and just answered the people’s questions and discussed them. Some good questions and topics. Thanks for tuning in. catch yall every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. Have a great day!    edit 1: Just noticed i mispoke. The agave training program is at Madera Community College, apologies for any confusion!

Today on the podcast we have Nate Jones from Sweet Acacia Farm. He and his fiance are doing some really cool stuff on their farm in Arizona that I think everyone can learn from. They farm agave, cactus, legumes, fruit trees and Arizona and USA Native plants and are focused on improving their farms ecosystem through soil and watershed restoration. I ask Nate some questions about his farm and agave, and he also asks me some tough questions. In this podcast we discuss topics such as Arizona agave, agave products, growing agave, dryfarming agave and essentially how an Arizona farm is approaching this crop. Nate has alot to teach and I hope to see more farms like his come online one day. Hope you enjoy the podcast and have a great day everyone! 

Today i am discussing California Assembly Bill 2303 and its implications for the California agave industry. There is alot of good, alot of bad, and even more ugly, but i think its a great start to a successful Bill, so we can make it better. If you have any questions on the bill you want me to address feel free to post a comment here or on instagram etc. *** If you need any Agave or cactus plants contact me by email or message me on : instagram: farmingandgardeningcalifornia email: [email protected] contact form on agaverocaliforniano.com Youtube: Agavero Californiano *** Also visit and support the California Agave Alliance, at Californiaagavealliance.com, we are working on creating a diverse and equitable agave industry in California. Donations are welcome if that is a mission you support! We are also on instagram as Californiaagavealliance.

 This is the 2nd of the California Agave Alliance podcasts, and this one is a discussion on California Assembly Bill 2606, aka "CA AB 2606" and it's implications for the agave industry.  Today we discussed the primary bill that will be affecting agave farmers in California, CA AB 2606. As hosts, from the California agave alliance, are Dr. Samuel Sandoval, Agave researcher at UC Davis, and Steve Sanchez, an Agave Farmer in California. If you have any questions on the bill and did not make the live please feel free to ask them, we will answer them as best we can! We will be hosting more educational videos and podcasts for agave farmers or distillers in California. If you have a topic you want us to discuss let us know! Hope everyone enjoys the podcast! Have a great day!    *** If you need any Agave or cactus plants contact me by email or message me on : instagram: farmingandgardeningcalifornia email: [email protected] contact form on agaverocaliforniano.com Youtube: Agavero Californiano *** Also visit and support the California Agave Alliance, at Californiaagavealliance.com, we are working on creating a diverse and equitable agave industry in California. Donations are welcome if that is a mission you support! We are also on instagram as Californiaagavealliance.

Skip to 3 minutes in, thats where we all connect and the podcast starts. Today on the podcast we have Dr. Samuel Sandoval Solis and Dr. Yessica Fernandez, both working on agave at UC Davis and apart of the California Agave Alliance. We discuss the California agave industry, what we are seeing from farmers and different agave species that are being planted. We were suppose to have Angel Reyna, President of Madera Community College, on the podcast, but we had some technical difficulties today. Don't worry though, we will reschedule and have Mr Reyna on the podcast another day to discuss the Madera Agave project, which is very exciting. So stay tuned for that. This podcast is available in video form on the California Agave Alliance and caliagave instagram and youtube pages. Thanks for listening, have a great day and enjoy the podcast! If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment. If you want to find out more about the California agave alliance, or how to get involved, visit Californiaagavealliance.com ! *** If you need any Agave or cactus plants contact me by email or message me on : instagram: farmingandgardeningcalifornia email: [email protected] contact form on agaverocaliforniano.com Youtube: Agavero Californiano *** Also visit and support the California Agave Alliance, at Californiaagavealliance.com, we are working on creating a diverse and equitable agave industry in California. Donations are welcome if that is a mission you support! We are also on instagram as Californiaagavealliance.