Origin
The origin of Cal-Native Plants, LLC predates its
founding in October 2000 by decades. When Frank J. Chavez started the business
he had been seasoned with 25 years experience in almost every aspect of the
industry. When Frank left a prestigious position from a prominent Southern
California nursery to venture out on his own he had developed a deeply ingrained
sense of the positive and negative effects that plant production has on our
world.
One thing was obvious: plants are a wonderful necessity in our lives,
but manufactured pesticides and fungicides are powerful toxins that can at times
be hard to control, minimizing use of these toxins can be beneficial to our
ecosystem.
Frank also realized that the lack of native plants threatens
California’s natural landscape and the existence our native fauna. Commercial
and residential customers are now embracing the benefits of native flora,
appreciating their aesthetic value as well as greatly reducing water
usage.
These elements propelled Frank to embark on a business enterprise that
would focus on promoting both California “friendly” and native plant production
without incorporating the ‘industry standard’ of applying pesticides or
fungicides to any plant.
Ecologically Sound Practices
Cal-Native Plants, LLC is
proud of having a pesticide and fungicide-free environment. We only employ
organic growing methods and use AgroCoir®, a coconut by-product. AgroCoir®, a
renewable, ecologically safe media, has a sponge-like structure that absorbs
about eight times its weight in water while providing superior ventilation to
plant roots. Significant advantages of using coir include its ability to
virtually eliminate water run-off and that it requires less water than
comparable media. http://www.agrocoir.com |
