A new pilot program allows people to adopt individual avocado trees from local farms and share in their harvests, all while helping struggling avocado farmers, according to its founder.
The “Adopt an Avocado Tree” program was created by Chuck Samuelson, founder and executive director of local non-profit Heal the Earth. The pilot program has partnered with Wild Acres Farm, a 34-acre organic avocado farm in Bonsall, to give adopters the opportunity to receive fresh avocados directly to their home.
It’s “built on a simple idea: using technology to connect avocado lovers directly with the groves that feed them,” said Chuck Samuelson, founder and executive director of Heal the Earth…