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A self-proclaimed “nursery hunter,” Wareheim has traversed California in his truck, connecting with growers along the way.

Many growers are turning to the H-2A guest worker program – a legal pipeline for seasonal foreign labor that has quadrupled in size over the past decade.

Gyngell's family said she died on Saturday in London, describing her as a "culinary visionary who influenced generations of chefs and growers globally to think about food and its connection to the land".

"Technology is no longer separate from farming. It is now a daily tool for cardamom growers, from checking soil health on an app, to monitoring rainfall and disease alerts on their phones," says Dr Rameshwari.

But unlike those massive growers who typically focus on just one or two of the most popular red varieties, Weidner’s offers a smorgasbord of choices.