Fall is a great time to enjoy food and drink events around metro Phoenix with Oktoberfest, the Pizza Festival, tacos and more ...

The Agave Show showcases over 20 agave spirits in ... Grab some free bagels when you attend the first lecture of the day. There will be mead-making classes, children's book authors, and more ...

Nearly half of the water drawn from the Colorado River goes to feed for beef and dairy cows. Researchers say modest changes ...

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Now some farmers are betting big on what they believe could be part of the solution: agave. The pointy succulents have a deep, rich history in Mexico, where they’re cultivated and distilled into ...

Agave, made from cooking the sap of a succulent, tastes sweeter than sugar and may be a good sweetener for vegans. Agave is a genus that is part of the Asparagaceae family. The succulent is native ...

That has led some farmers to seek out less-thirsty crops — like agave. The succulent has long been grown in Mexico and is the key ingredient in making tequila and mezcal. Agave, though ...

The hills of Jalisco are home to people who have devoted their lives to producing Mexico’s agave-based spirits. For centuries, they’ve cut away the agave plant’s long leaves, harvested the ...

That has led some farmers to seek out less-thirsty crops — like agave. The succulent has long been grown in Mexico and is the key ingredient in making tequila and mezcal. Agave, though, as a crop is a ...

Correction: The audio version of this story refers to Andrew Mead, the writer of an opinion piece in the L.A. Times. That is incorrect. The correct name is Aaron Mead. Climate change is affecting ...