orchard

Now 26, I'm incredibly proud of my heritage - it's often one of the first things I'll share about myself and I have incredible memories of summers spent in the cherry orchard where my family worked.

A boom in global prices a decade ago led growers to rapidly plant many new almond orchards.

Woodland was known for its stately Victorian homes; Winters for its picturesque downtown and miles of walnut orchards, velvet green against the purple Vaca Mountains; and Davis for its bustling University of California campus.

Much of those are in the new “high” zone — including in Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kern counties with their almond, pistachio and citrus orchards.

According to him, many other farmers in the area were even sending labourers, who come from Nepal to work in the orchards, back home because there wasn't enough to do.