In 2015, as an emerging trail runner, I came to know this area as a proving ground, while also a source of injury and acute illness. This stretch of coastline is a place that brings up memories of my own athletic striving. As if hearing a myth unfold, he told me stories of earthquakes, mountain lions, class 3 scrambling to fix irrigation pipes, and most suspensefully, wildfire. What struck me about Nick’s story was the way he wove together what being in agriculture means for him: the physical and financial risks, the sacrifice of time, the unending joy he takes in fruit, and what it feels like to work under the raging power of nature. Last year, I was assigned a story featuring farmer Nick Brown, whose family has been growing subtropical fruits on the foothills of these coastal mountains since 1871. ![]() These are some of the best trails I have ever run. The land between the top of the mountains and the waves crashing below is a tangle of orchards, highways, vineyards, densely populated urban areas, sprawling estates, and trails. ![]() This story is about where the coastal mountain ranges of Southern California meet the Pacific Ocean, south of Santa Barbara. The Backyard Stories is a new podcast and written column, in partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW), following athletes and local food advocates who are deeply invested in their home ecosystems – their backyards. ![]() Get access to everything we publish when you
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