In the City of Fresno endures a California historic monument registered to preserve and honor the memory and unique handiwork of Baldassare Forestiere. This industrious gentleman was a visionary, a self-taught architect, an innovative fruit gardener and—almost a century ahead of his time—a pioneer in sustainable living. Visitors touring these hand-built catacombs marvel at how fruiting subtropical trees—most planted by Baldassare himself almost 100 years ago—thrive underground while receiving life-giving sun only from skylights and windows built into the hardpan rock of his subterranean home and citrus garden.
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