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Podcast: Almond Journey
Episode: Episode 51: Finding Balance in the Orchard with Christine Gemperle
Description: Almond grower and Almond Board of California Director Christine Gemperle discusses how she finds balance between conventional farming approaches and ecological processes. She also shares her early experiences with whole orchard recycling, new irrigation systems, cover crops and habitat for pollinators, including monarch butterflies.Gemperle and her brother Erich started their almond operation in 1997, which includes 135 acres on two farms: one near Ceres and the other in the Newman area. The brother-sister partners are second generation central valley farmers.“I don't know that people understand how much food security is dependent on California agriculture. It's so...