Ranch manager Martin Almanza works at Neff’s grove. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Neff peels an orange at his ranch. He calls what he’s doing “integrated urban agriculture.” (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Neff looks toward his citrus ranch, beyond a housing development and before the 91 Freeway in the distance, in Yorba Linda. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Neff’s Valencia grove rises up from a flood plain, a leafy green oasis in the wild brush that surrounds the Santa Ana River between a set of train tracks and the 91 Freeway. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
