31 Featured California Growers
- Duncan & Robert Abbott
- Randy Axell
- Chuck Bandy
- Mary Bergen
- Gene Bianchi
- Rob Brokaw
- Mark & Linda Bruce
- Jim Lloyd Butler
- Will Carleton
- Bill and Anne Coy
- John Edward Delwiche Jr.
- Jamie Johnson
- Arby Kitzman
- Lyall Family
- Alex MacLachlan
- Sam McIntyre
- Dorcas McFarlane and Gordon Kimball
- Tom McGrath
- Bradley & Emily Miles
- Steve Orton
- Glenn Parks & George Mora
- Richard Pidduck
- Ernie Righetti
- Mike Sanders & Chris Ambuul
- Bob Schaar
- Jaime & Ricardo Serrato
- Rick Shade
- Bob Staller
- Carol & Bill Steed
- Jerome & Noel Stehly
- Scott Van Der Kar
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Jim Lloyd Butler
- California Avocado Cultivation
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- California Avocado Cultivation
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- California Avocado History
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- California Avocado Popularity
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- California Avocado Taste
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- Chapel
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- Education and Agriculture Experience
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- Grove History
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- Grove Workers
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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- Root Rot Prevention
- By: Jim Lloyd Butler
- Date: 6-22-2010
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Jim Lloyd Butler
Jim Lloyd Butler was born and raised in Oxnard. He is a fifth-generation Californian and a true gentleman grower. His family estate home was purchased in the 1890s from Juan Sanchez. Jim has been in agriculture his whole life. He takes pride in the strict regulations California growers uphold. Jim works with a loyal staff, including his foreman of 30 years. He has a research section in his grove with high-density plantings.
Featured Recipe
Enjoys cutting a California Avocado in half, removing the seed, adding oil and vinegar to the halves and eating the fruit out of the shell with a spoon for lunch.
Try this recipe that follows the guidelines of the Mediterranean Diet.
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