In the 2.5-acre food forest, chemical fertilizers, synthetic weed killers, and harsh pesticides are never used. Instead, the farm relies on the power of biodiversity: over 500 trees — ranging from avocados and guavas to native citrus — grow together in multi-layered canopies, naturally protecting and nourishing one another.

Permaculture. Regenerative farming. Buzzwords flit around like fireflies. True practitioners are very few.