Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; Photos by Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Norman Kachuck stood on a ...

SOMIS, Calif. (AP) — Andreas Tompros lost his home and at least a third of his avocado orchard to a wildfire last year, but the 47-year-old grower is not worried about his farm making a comeback.

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Rick Shade of Shade Farms has been growing avocados for 45 years. The property he manages has around 5,200 ...

While this tasty fruit grows well in Southern California, we are also able to grow several great tasting varieties in the North Bay.

Norman Kachuck stood on a loamy ridge overlooking his inheritance. Avocado trees blanketed the hillsides of ACA Groves in three directions, just a portion of a 372-acre spread studded with 16,000 ...