Tom Spellman, our representative in Southern California and Arizona, shares his agricultural explorations with these glimpses into our agricultural archives and the lives of people who care for them.

UC Irvine Avocado Collection - part 1

A look at some of the most popular avocado varieties at the South Coast Field Station at UC Irvine.
09:26

UC Irvine Avocado Collection - part 2

Part two of our tour of the UC Irvine avocado collection.
09:26

A Trip To Riley's Apple Farm

Part of the old Wilshire homestead established in 1877, Riley's Apple Farm is located in the small mountain hamlet of Oak Glen, California situated midway between Palm Springs and Big Bear. A working historical farm where you can experience the joy of picking fruit, pressing cider, making a rope, stacking a log cabin, and many other activities that bring-to-life the farm ways and customs of long ago.
08:57

UC RIverside Citrus Collection - part 1

A tour of the UC Riverside Citrus Research Station, concentrating on the more unusual citrus varieties.
09:49

UC RIverside Citrus Collection - part 2

Part two of our tour of the unusual citrus at the UC Riverside Citrus Station, in Riverside California.
09:22

A Visit to the Farm Store at Cal Poly Pomona

Join us as we have a look around the Cal Poly Farm Store.
03:55 

A Visit With Ros Creasy

Ros Creasy is famous in the world of edible landscaping, in fact she coined the term in her first book, Edible Landscaping back in 1982. She has since authored over 16 books on the subject of growing and cooking edible plants. We had the honor of visiting and filming her and her wonderful yard.
08:36 

UC Irvine Persimmon Collection

A tour of the UC Irvine persimmon germplasm in Irvine, California.
09:47

Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery

Kevin Hauser from Kuffle Creek Apple Nursery talks about Apple Trees for Africa and how he goes about rediscovering old apple varieties.
06:37