Ingenuity and Resourcefulness in Orange County

Farmers far and wide face challenges in growing crops, but growers in highly-urbanized Southern California navigate through a rather-unique set.

Home to more than three million people and stunning real estate value, Orange County farmers continue to grow a variety of high value crops.

Mark Lopez, Vice President of Orange County Land Management Services, has successfully grown crops in creative places for a quarter century.  He said the expensive conditions mandate he does his job right every time out.

“We can’t afford to make mistakes,” he remarked. “Between the pH in the soil and in the water, we’re trying to make it optimally so we can grow. Those that don’t do what we do, you won’t be as fortunate.”

One of the most unusual places Lopez grows crops is the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station.

Lopez and his team utilize Redox Bio-Nutrients products in their inputs to grow a variety of crops, including strawberries, carrots and green beans.