Dragon fruit – An exotic organic bounty in Bonsall

Steven Schindler

Special to the Village News

Nestled in the Bonsall hills above the San Luis Rey Training Center and horse ranches, sits 15 magnificent acres of exotic beauty. From the road, it’s hard to tell what might be growing in perfectly symmetrical rows along the rolling hillsides. But up close it becomes clear you are looking at something unusual for our local landscape, usually teeming with avocado trees, orange groves, or vineyards.

Wallace Ranch Dragon Fruit Farm is the oldest and largest certified organic dragon fruit farm in the United States. The fruit itself is strange at first...