Chris Ambuul News Today

Two Valley Center landowners who sued in Superior Court over damages caused to their property by runoff from an adjacent solar farm have been awarded $6.5 million damages by a jury. The November 15 verdict was rendered after a two week trial in Vista Superior Court against BayWa R.E., an LLC based in Germany. The

The verdict came in a lawsuit over the construction of a solar farm in Valley Center adjacent to Honey Bee Ranch, which suffered flooding damage

On Saturday, May 14, the California Avocado Commission hosted an open house — or rather open grove — at Rancho Santo Thomas, owned and farmed by Mike Sanders and his son-in-law Chris Ambuul in Valley Center, CA. Attendees were educated on various aspects of avocado farming, including the grafting of avocado cultivars on various rootstocks, sustainable cultural practices, canopy management and avocado picking, as well as tips and tricks for avocado preparation.