One of Hawaii’s oldest and biggest former pineapple producers is getting back into the farming business with a crop used to make tequila in Mexico. Maui Land & Pineapple Co. is ramping up plans to ...

Agaves are in bloom all over Austin. At one Southeast Austin office park, I observed rows of agaves planted efficiently along the sidewalks of blooming at the same time. Pale, yellow-green stalks rose ...

A decade ago, the tequila industry was pummelled by plant diseases. Rex Dalton meets the scientists working to keep the blue agave diverse enough to survive. For centuries, artisans working in the ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating ...

It's Pollinator Week, so how about celebrating with a toast to the bats that provided you with Margaritas! Tequila is made from Agave tequilana, a spiky, squat, blueish plant. It grows best in ...