If I ever get back to Fresno, I know what I want to see!
Listen to the fascinating, true story of Baldassare Forestiere who built a wondrous underground garden to get his orchard out of the blazing California heat.
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Forestiere Underground Gardens
In the early 1900s, Sicilian immigrant, citrus grower and visionary Baldassare Forestiere began turning what was useless farmland into a vast network of rooms, tunnels and courtyards as a subterranean escape from the sweltering Central Valley summer heat.
Using only shovels, picks and other hand tools, Baldassare was inspired to excavate for forty years, going as deep as 25 feet underground and spanning over 10 acres. He grew fruit trees and grapevines underground - many of which are still thriving today!
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