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Agave & Cactus Talk

Talking about Agave & Cactus from farms to products. I will cover using permaculture practices on farms for the new industry of California Agave & Cactus, such as the use of animals & biomimicry. California Agave today is mainly being used for spirits, and cactus fruit is mainly being used for consumption or wine. I farm both agave & cactus in Hi Vista & Lancaster, which are cities in Northeast Los Angeles County, & in the Western Mojave Desert. I will talk about my experiences, observations,

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01:06:29

Planet Mezcal interview # 2

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/05/06

In this podcast I am having a talk with Adrian from Planet Mezcal for a 2nd time. We go into Agave hybrids, California Agave farming, California AB 2606, & of course what i do on my farm as well here in California. It was a fun talk and the live video is available on instagram on my profile @ farmingandgardeningcalifornia .Feel free to leave comments or suggestions for later episodes. I will get to uploading some podcasts soon, been real busy shipping plants. Anyways, enjoy!

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01:17:27

Interview from Amigas y Mezcal, Episode 25

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/04/07

Here is a talk i did with the ladies from Amigas y Mezcal. They were kind enough to invite me on their show and i was more then willing. They had excellent questions and I wanted to put this in audio form because it had alot of great information. It was a great episode, give it a listen. If you want to skip to that podcast, skip to 13:50. Have a good one everyone. Have a backlog of podcasts i will begin uploading, while ive been away from uploading episodes, I have not stopped making them, I just

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01:26:34

Tequiladies #109 - Talking California Agave Spirits...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/28

Skip to 2:05, thats when they connnect & i am on shortly after. This is a IG live for the Tequiladies show, in which I talked California Agave & California Agave Spirits with the Tequiladies. Follow them on Instagram & Youtube. We discuss some of my background, Agave, Tequila and much more. I hope you enjoy this talk, have a great day.

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01:16:40

Mezcal Chat - Adrian/Planet Mezcal & me talk on IG Live

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/28

Skip to 6:30 to get past our technical difficulties at the begining with me trying to connect. In this talk we discuss the California agave Industry & agave spirits being made in CA. We go over farming techniques, the liquor industry & much more. It was done last year, but thought it would still be helpful. If you want to see the live video, follow Planet Mezcal on instagram! Lots of great educational content on Agave & Mezcal. Enjoy the talk, have a great day!

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01:18:04

Farming agave while respecting the environment,...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/26

Today I talk about an article I read called “Mezcal must challenge irresponsible agave farming”. It was a very interesting article talking about how we can make sure to grow agave in a sustainable fashion, that benefits environment, people and tradition. I hope you learned something in today’s podcast as a lot of the points that the main character in the article explains are things we are trying to implement here in California andhaving success with. We hope him a lot of success on his journey of

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01:24:05

Brazilian farmers use Agave for biofuels & slowing...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/22

Today, i talk about Brazilian Agave. The farmers & researchers are very innovative in Brazil & are using alot of advances in agriculture to explore & utilize the agave plant for a variety of uses, such as: bioenergy, biofuels, biomethane, biohydrogen, biochar & even slowing the deserts expansion. I think there is alot of positives in what they are doing as well as alot of negatives, but you can make your own opinion as we talk about some of the implications of what they are doing,

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01:29:09

Cactus Biofuels Part 1 - How Indian Cactus Farmers...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/21

This is the 1st half to an almost 3 hour long podcast on this very interesting topic of cactus biofuels. opinions and thoughts on this cactus farming that is going on in India. I show how we in California and Mexico can learn from India and apply what they are learning and producing to everywhere. I also give thoughts on how to improve not only Indian cactus farming but how to take what they are doing and improve it globally. enjoy!

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01:15:45

Cactus Biofuels Part 2 - How Indian Cactus Farmers...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/21

This is the 2nd half to an almost 3 hour long podcast on this very interesting topic of cactus biofuels. opinions and thoughts on this cactus farming that is going on in India. I show how we in California and Mexico can learn from India and apply what they are learning and producing to everywhere. I also give thoughts on how to improve not only Indian cactus farming but how to take what they are doing and improve it globally. enjoy!

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01:59:37

Talking Agave cultivation, culture, genetics, farming...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/20

Today we talking with my good friend Agaves De Occidente. He is cultivating all types of agaves in Jalisco, Mexico. common, and rare species alike. We talk about the current agave industry in Mexico and USA and how we are trying to promote the use of not only a diverse array of agaves, but also cacti, trees and shrubs, and preferably the native plants in your region to get the best results.We talk about agave farming culture, a little history, and relating back to our ancestors in our

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01:27:58

Why Australia should farm cactus, not be at war with it

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/19

Today I focus’s an article I read about how the Australian government and farmers are combating cacti. this is an issue they have dealt with in 3 different centuries and I discuss how I believe they are approaching the problem from the wrong angle. cactus has the potential to be a giant cash crop in Australia but they choose to wage a loosing war poisoning their soil, environment and even people by how they manage cacti as an invasive species. Interesting stuff because my view is cactus is a huge

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01:27:00

Cactus farming in Namibia & Cactus farm carbon credits

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/17

Today, we are talking about Cactus farming in Namibia. I talk about how this almost 2 billion dollar mega investment into cactus farming in namibia can be done correctly, protecting the environment and being profitable. The goal of this huge project is to sell carbon credits linked to cacti sequestrating carbon. While a very interesting proposition, there are lots of questions i have for sure and lots of things to learn from this project for the future cactus farmers of the world.

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01:56:33

Talking Agave with NativoTexas

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/02/10

Agave & Cactus Talk podcast : Nativotexasstart at 1:35, thats when we are golden. Great talk with my friend Chris about Agave. We chatted about lots of things we are facing with regards to managing agave and running an agave farm/buisness. We provided lots of education for any agave farmer to learn more about agave and thats one of the goals of this podcast. To help farmers. I love podcasts centered on spirits, but great spirits start with great agave, & there is a lack of knowledge in

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01:14:15

Tunisian cactus farmers are losing the battle to...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/01/24

Today, i talk about cactus farming in Tunisia. I mention some of the problems they are encountering and some lessons that California and global Cactus can learn from this particular problem. As more farmers around the world begin to plant cactus, they should learn from case studies in tunisia, mexico, and brazil. Much like in agave, Africa is a large cactus producing region, so it was interesting for me to brainstorm how I'd attack this issue in Tunisia as well if they called me one day. If you have

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29:00

Loosing Agave genetics, diversification of where...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/01/19

This episode is me talking about what lessons i believe can be learned from my loss of agave genetics in the Eaton fire in Altadena, CA. What lessons may be applied to you and the larger goal of preserving agave genetics.

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01:34:38

Different trees I plant with Agave & Cactus ;...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/01/16

Talking about different trees I plant with my agave and cactus, why I am planting them and what uses I have for them or what direction I’m exploring with them. Trees and agave can coexist well for added value and profitability and this small list is just a primer. Use it to see what useful trees you can use in your agave and cactus fields. **Reuploaded bc wind and road noise was bothering me, so i used an AI to strip the background noise out**

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58:02

what happens when the Agave & Tequila supply is...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2024/12/31

Today i talked about a very interesting article i read talking about tequila overproduction and the drop in sales. It was called "Mexico left with 500 mn liter tequila lake after demand slows" coming out of the financial times and written by Madeleine Speed and Christine Murray. I talk about opinions, implications and observations of the tequila industry with this article in perspective. Lots to talk about here with reference to agave, agave farming and california agave. Enjoy! Happy new year to

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27:33

Some agave syrups can fight cancer & make you healthier

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2024/12/26

Today I talk about a very interesting article titled : The agave beverage with antioxidant properties backed by Tex Researchers, published by the tecscience news arm of the universidad tecnológico de Monterey. I wanted to highlight this amazing article and talk a little about why more people should be researching and crafting agave syrup of many different agave species.

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45:33

Cactus farming in Brazil to reverse the loss of an...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2024/12/24

Today i talk about Brazil and how Indigenous brazilians are using native brazilian cactus, such as mandacaru, to combat the loss of the dry forrest ecosystem. I also talk about cactus farming in brazil in general. Brazil is one of the most influential countries in cactus research and farming, so i found it fun to talk about them on the podcast.

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31:04

Cactus Farming in Italy??

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2024/12/23

Today we are talking about cactus farming in Italy and my recommendation for the country. I hope to see a diverse cactus polyculture, not a copycat of the world problems with a opuntia ficus indica monoculture. Lessons Italy must learn and implications of Italy succeeding for Europe.

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01:30:48

10 problem with agave farming and how/why California...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2024/12/22

Top 10 list of my biggest issues with agave farming in Mexico and around the world. This podcast is so that new agave farmers globally do not make the same mistakes and they learn to avoid them. As many countries start and expand the cultivation of agave we want them to take inspiration from the ecologically sound farms that are biodiverse and care about culture and people, not the big ag, monoculture & heavy machinery systems. Lots to learn from and improve on.

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