Jack London (1876-1916) was already famous when he established an estate in Sonoma in 1905, where he studied and experimented farming.
Spineless cactus experiment. Spineless cactus was used as livestock feed but the experiment failed as the cactus needed irrigation and some of them grew their…
Terracing was known by Jack London through his work as a war correspondent in Japan and Korea in 1904.
Eucalyptus, originally planted as furniture and utility posts wood, but eventually only used as firewood.