Almond Living Magazine

California Almonds in the City of Angels: Food Trends Tour

Los Angeles is considered to have a health-focused and innovative food scene fueled by locally sourced ingredients. In February, Almond Board of California (ABC) hosted a food trends tour of the City of Angels to check out some of the most unique and delicious ways chefs and product developers are using California Almonds. The tour itinerary featured stops at neighborhood...

Beer, Plastic, and Fuel: The Future of Almond Coproducts

Did you know that almond trees grow multiple products? In addition to the kernel that we eat, almond trees also produce coproducts – the hulls and shells that protect the nut during its development. These almond coproducts have been utilized in responsible and sustainable ways for decades as dairy feed and livestock bedding, and now, with support from Almond Board...

Almond Board CEO Forecasts Almond Community Growth

For nearly 30 years the California Almond community has been committed to making significant strides in sustainability 1 through production improvements and adoption of more efficient technologies. In fact, one pound of almonds is now grown with 33% less water than it took 20 years ago 2. Innovations past and present continue to be important as the production of California...

A Growing Opportunity for Almond Milk

Got almond milk? In 2017, many Americans did have some, with the category growing to be the second largest almond volume category, according to retail estimates. With this opportunity, the Almond Board launched new communications initiatives in the U.S. and Canada around the versatility of almond milk. After a series of consumer research, a new campaign was developed called “All...

World Water Day: Solutions Inspired by Nature

T his World Water Day, and every day, we celebrate California Almond farmers’ commitment to sustainable water solutions. These solutions can be found all around us in nature, as highlighted by this year's World Water Day theme, “Nature for Water.” The California Almond community’s response to this theme is the exploration of on-farm groundwater recharge, which speeds up the natural...

Enjoy Eating Almonds? Thank a Honey Bee!

During almond bloom each year, bees move from tree to tree and pollinate almond blossoms along the way. Every almond you eat exists because a honey bee pollinated an almond blossom. Watch how almonds depend on bees - and how bees depend on almonds as their first natural food source after a long winter - in this video: Want to...