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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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27:56

We are building an adobe/stone hybrid oven for agave,...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/11/17

Today I talk about an Adobe & stone hybrid oven i am building with my girlfriend Nory. Her style is Adobe, mine stone, so we combined the two to make something special. The base will be all native stone, & the top will be an adobe oven inside a step pyramid. We are about halfway finished & are now preparing to make adobe bricks. These smaller ovens can be very useful to cook food like bread and pizza or roast agave piñas, so it will serve many purposes. it is also positioned in a

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80:37

Agave Ovatifolia: Why I am doubling down on growing...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/11/15

Today I talk about an agave that has been getting alot of my attention lately. The last time I had mature agave Ovatifolia, I used them for spirits and was very surprised by what they put out. I thought then, I need to mass propogate and grow this agave for myself. Since it was unavailable or extremly expensive, it was not feasible for a farm. Now by harvesting the mature flower stalks and saving all the seed i have an affordable option to mass grow these as well as offer them to the industry here

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58:01

Planting a quarter million agave & cactus

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/11/12

Todays episode is me talking about a project i have been working on for a bit, why im planting so much, how im doing it, and just random thoughts as I discuss planting. . . If you any agave or cactus plants contact me by dm on : instagram: farmingandgardeningcalifornia agaverocaliforniano.com tiktok, youtube and pinterest: agaverocaliforniano facebook: California agave farmer email: ranchoorodelmojave@gmail.com Also visit and support the California Agave Alliance, at

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80:14

Opuntia Littoralis, or California Prickly Pear; an...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/11/11

Todays podcast is on Opuntia Littoralis, also known as Coastal Prickly Pear & California prickly pear. Its one of my strongest cactus that i grow, it is a california native, drought tolerant, cold hardy, and fast growing with 1000+ uses. It is among my favorites! I hope today you learn about opuntia littoralis and get excited enough to grow it or other opuntias or cactus. Alot of potential in the cactus family for dryfarm crops. Lots of products to make as well. If you need any opuntia

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66:39

A conversation with an aspiring agave farmer, Q&A

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/11/03

Todays episode is my conversation with my friend Qanwar. He is a local to Lancaster, CA, where i farm and he reached out to me wanting to learn about agave, so i told him to come help me plant and as we did that we could discuss his questions in depth. He planted lots of agave and i answered alot of his questions. This is an hour of me answering some questions, and these are questions many beginner farmers will have as well, so i thought it would be useful knowledge for everyone on agave &

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64:44

Why i love Amolé/Agave Vilmoriniana

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/10/05

Talking about Agave Vilmoriniana and why I think it has alot of potential in various industries. It is my favorite agave and it has been one of the strongest agaves that i have dryfarmed. Amolé is one of my favorite agaves to distill and it also is helping me get rid of pests on other agaves. Maybe it holds the key to agave being used as medicine. If you want to find out more about Amole/Agave Vilmoriniana visit Agaverocaliforniano.com where you can learn more about them or purchase them if you

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47:16

Agave & Cactus Pests

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/09/21

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21:15

What type of roasting pit am i building?

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/09/21

In this episode I discuss the agave roasting oven i am currently working on building, as well as various other aboveground and underground ovens i have built and utilized.

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63:56

A guide on choosing what agave to farm, Part 2

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/09/21

Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast. Today is the 2nd part of maybe a 3 or 4 part series on choosing what agave to farm, whether in California or elsewhere. There are alot of factors that can affect how your agave grow or what agave you can grow, and while i dont go through everything, this podcast series should be an excellent primer to get you started on the right foot farming agave. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me or leave a comment. If you want to get in

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73:49

A guide on choosing what agave to farm, Part 1

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/08/31

Hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast. Today is the begining of maybe a 3 or 4 part series on choosing what agave to farm, whether in California or elsewhere. There are alot of factors that can affect how your agave grow or what agave you can grow, and while i dont go through everything, this podcast series should be an excellent primer to get you started on the right foot farming agave. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me or leave a comment. If you want to get in

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53:29

Farming Agave Desmettiana Variegata in California

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/08/29

Talking about my experiences growing agave desmettiana variegata in california and observations ive made about the plant, how it grows, and what its potential uses are. It is an agave that is becoming one of my favorites as it is in the top 5 of agaves i cultivate in terms of numbers. Currently have over 20k of them planted. If you have any questions about agave desmettiana variegata or want to purchase any plants for your farm/garden, feel free to contact me anywhere below or leave a comment IG:

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48:28

Why furcraea foetida mediopicta is a sweet crop for...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/08/27

Walking the goats and talking why I love to cultivate and utilize Furcraea. In the same family as agave, Asparagaceae, Furcraea has an insane amount of potential, just like agave and cactus, to be dryfarmed and utilized for hundreds of different applications. If you need any Furcraea Foetida Mediopicta plants hit me up at any of my socials below. If you are one of my agave or cactus farms i consult for and want more info on Furcraea, just call me homies. IG:

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31:33

Can HesperoYucca Whipplei be dryfarmed like an agave?

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/07/04

In this episode I am driving through the LA National Forrest and talking about Chapparal Yucca aka Quixote aka Spanish bayonet, latin name hesperoyucca whipplei. Great plant!

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01:12:03

California Native Cactus that have potential to be a...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/06/28

Talking about 8 CA Native Cacti, and why I think they have significant potential to be dryfarmed in California. I discuss how you may profit off them, how ive profited from them, and how ive utilized them. I also mention 1 Naturalized and 1 usa Native Cactus. Use this podcast as a primer for farming California Native cactus and creating a framework to farm natives in your local. Here are the 10 plants i mentioned today:Cylindropuntia Imbricata, CA Native Cyllindropuntia Imbricata subs Spinosior,

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01:00:38

Se deberia continuar la exportacion de agave de...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/06/25

Un poco de discusión sobre esta tema y mi opinión

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50:58

Agaves y Nopales (Español)

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/06/18

Hablando de unas de las razones porque me encanta crecer agaves y Nopales juntos. Los dos se complementan mucho. Gracias por escuchar.

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01:11:04

Agaves y Chivas (Español)

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/06/17

Hablando un poco de como crecer agave y Chivas a la misma vez es algo beneficioso para el sembrador.

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38:16

20 ways to make money with your agave farm; or also...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/06/10

part 2, 11-2011- if you have animals combine with animal manure in a biodigester to make your own natural biofuel and run your heating and cooking utilities off that. 12 - process leaves into fiber and dry it and sell it, make clothes or w/e 13- plant giant agave as a windbreaker and firebreak to help save you on water and potentially future emergencies. 14- make distillates from the quiotes 15- sell the agave leaf skin, used in mexixan cuisines 16- sell agave roots, sustainable harvesting

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47:38

20 ways to make money with your agave farm; or also...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/06/02

part 1, ways 1-101- sell your leaves to a BBQ spot 2- grind it up and ferment it and sell as an animal sillage 3 - sell your pinas to distillers, or create your own spirit from the pinas. 4- make and sell pulque, 5- aquamiel distillates, pulque distillates 6- sell to agave wine producers, niche market may need to do yourself 7- sell agave stalks whole or grinded to packaging producers to use in a packaging products, or sell it yourself 8- sell agave plants, preferably your pups, keep

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56:20

Getting interviewed by Purdue Dryfarming/Sustainable...

Agave & Cactus Talk ·

2025/05/23

This podcast is a conversation I had with Keirstyn Amponsah, who is researching Dryfarming/Sustainable Farming Practices with Purdue. She had some great questions & this convo has alot of cool knowledge i think will help you podcast listeners. New podcast coming soon on agave. Enjoy!

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