Almond Living Magazine

“Get Ready for Nirvana.” It’s Bloom Season

The following are excerpts pulled from a Manteca Bulletin article published on February 12 entitled “Who needs Chanel No. 5 when you have almond blossoms to caress your senses?” by Dennis Wyatt that can be viewed here. “But then as the sun rises over the snow draped Sierra in the east the light of a new day backlights the most...

Almond Community Updates Best Practices Guide for Honey Bee Health

The California almond community is continuously improving our sustainability practices across many focus areas. One of our top priorities is honey bee health, which is why this year – right in time for almond bloom and pollination season – we have released updates to the Honey Bee Best Management Practices for California Almonds, also known as the “Honey Bee BMPs.”...

Bees and Almonds: A Mutually Beneficial Partnership

It’s the most beautiful time of year in California’s almond orchards! Almond tree buds are bursting into light pink and white blooms, and honey bees are foraging for pollen and nectar in the orchards. As the bees move from tree to tree, they pollinate almond blossoms. In fact, every almond we eat exists because a honey bee pollinated an almond...

Fuel Your Body from Head- to-Toe with Almonds this International Almond Day

Consider upping your routine by consuming nutritious foods that pack a punch like almonds. What better way to get a head start than today, on International Almond Day (February 16th), to celebrate this nutritional powerhouse.

New Study Explores Almonds as an Option for Breakfast-Skippers

Research has shown that 20% to 43% of college freshmen report skipping breakfast, by far the most frequently skipped meal among this group. 1 2 3 4 That’s an unfortunate statistic, because daily breakfast consumption among US adults may decrease the risk of adverse effects related to glucose and insulin metabolism, according to a scientific statement by the American Heart...

Committed to Continuous Improvement: Announcing the Almond Orchard 2025 Goals

The California almond community is a collection of family-run farms dedicated to growing good and making life better through innovation and responsible production of a healthy food accessible to people around the world. California is uniquely suited to growing almonds, and its farmers produce 80% of the world’s supply. In addition to sustainably growing a healthy food that people love...