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ZERO WASTE

Using everything the orchard grows.

Almond orchards grow the nutritious almonds we eat,1  as well as hulls, shells, and trees. So when we say zero waste, we mean using everything we grow to power circular economies.

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CLIMATE SMART

Helping fight climate change.

California’s almond trees capture and store enough carbon2 to offset the annual emissions of 24 million cars,3 3,134 Boeing 737s,4 or 29 coal-fired power plants.3

Helping fight climate change

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WATER WISE

Conserving our most precious resource.

Farmers have reduced the amount of water needed to grow each almond by 33% since the 1990s,5  and set a goal for an additional 20% by 2025. As of 2022, they had already achieved three-quarters of that goal.6

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PROTECTING POLLINATORS

Building biodiversity for healthy bees.

The pollen and nectar from blooming almond trees makes bees stronger, and farmers are planting wildflowers on their farms to provide food and habitat for all pollinators.

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1 Good news about almonds and heart health. Scientific evidence suggests, but does not prove, that eating 1.5 ounces of most nuts, such as almonds, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. One serving on almonds (28 grams) has 13 grams of unsaturated fat and only 1 gram of saturated fat.
2 California Air Resources Board. An Inventory of Ecosystem Carbon in California's Natural & Working Lands. 2020.
3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. 2023.

4 Reuters. Boeing jets emissions data highlights industry's green challenge. 2021. Assumes industry average 25-year operable lifespan.

5 University of California, 2010. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012. Almond Board of California, 1990-94, 2000-14.

6 SureHarvest. California Almond Stewardship Program Almond Orchard 2025 Goals Midpoint. 2022.