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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...