John Graffio, creator of this website, is currently building an experimental research farm in Arizona featuring nopal cactus (opuntia ficus indica) and other arid crops in order to demonstrate that low water use crops can feed both people and livestock.
Graffio has a background in systems management and software development, having created a produce packing system for packing houses and a search engine oriented to local businesses. Agriculture has always been his first love since childhood.