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More of Baldassare Forestiere’s underground creation (see my previous post).
The saying goes, if life hands you a lemon, make lemonade. . But Baldassare Forestiere didn’t even get a lemon. After the Italian immigrant spent his life savings on land to plant a citrus grove in Fresno, California, he discovered it was unusable. Under a thin layer of soil was solid sandstone (“hardpan”). . Yet he didn’t give up. He kept the land and found employment digging ditches elsewhere. . In his spare time, using only a pick and shovel, he broke up the hardpan and dug as deep as 25 feet to softer soil where he planted his citrus trees, built rainwater storage, and made a comfortable home tunnelled away from the desert sun. Seventeen years later he became self-sufficient from his fruit harvest and could leave his ditch digging job. . Still he kept at the tunnelling, with pick and shovel, adding an underground resort for visitors to share the cool comfort of his underground kingdom. . By his death he had tunnelled for FORTY YEARS under THIRTY-FOUR ACRES of land. Now you can go on tours and see the hundred-year old orange trees and grapevines that he planted. . It’s incredibly inspiring, and almost incomprehensible, that this came entirely from the imagination and sweat of one man who had a clear intention. . “To make something with money, that is easy; but to make something out of nothing - now that is really something.” - Baldassare Forestiere . *see my next post for more photos
When you make it to the weekend... Happy 4 weeks as #franzmanandwife @franztasticvoyage Photographer: @sydneybodi Venue: @forestiereundergroundgardens Dress: @davidsbridal Hairpiece: @premierbridefresno Suit: @menswearhouse Florist: @asecretgardenflorist Beauty Services: @hair_makeup_elizabeth @katherinewoodwardbeauty @browbaby_studio
More shots from Forestiere Underground Gardens. This is the ballroom. Baldassare, an immigrant from a successful Sicilian farm, turned a plot of useless land into an underground home and garden as he toiled as a day laborer for 17 years. He quit once the produce from his trees provided him with with income and spent the next 23 years turning his home into a resort. He developed a hernia and died from complications of surgery. Had it not been for his brother, Giuseppe, the entire 10 acres he carved out by hand probably would have been lost forever. Giuseppe finished the ballroom pictured here and ensured that generations of visitors from around the world would be able to enjoy the fruits of his bother's labors, literally! The trees he planted are still bearing lemons, grapefruits & oranges.
If you can't picture a reason to visit Fresno beyond driving thru on your way to Yosemite National Park, Forestiere Underground Gardens is worth the time.
This guy got mad at Summer in the Central Valley, and got mad that he couldn’t plant his citrus trees due to Fresno sitting on a rock, so he dug out 80 acres worth of tunnels and planted his #CitrusGrove under there. That will teach God a lesson..... .. .. 🍊I guess it goes without saying he was single and child-free, but luckily for the rest of us we now have an interesting pit stop to show our kids while driving through, as you can schedule a guided tour to see the extent of his crazy 😜.. .. .. 🍊#forestiereundergroundgardens #underground #undergroundgardens #FresnoCA #visitfresno #fresnocounty #visitcalifornia #explorecalifornia #discovercalifornia #travelCalifornia #wandercalifornia #seecalifornia #californiawithkids #californiabackroads #familyfriendlycalifornia #crazypeople #highway99 #hwy99bucketlist #highway99bucketlist #hwy99roadtrip #highway99roadtrip #californiaroadtrip #hiddencalifornia #californiaAGbelt #californiadreamin #weirdcalifornia #california #calovefornia #oranges 📷 credit: me! 😘
That is one good looking bridal party if I do say so myself! #franzmanandwife Photographer - @sydneybodi Venue - @forestiereundergroundgardens Bridal Dress - @davidsbridal Bridal Hairpiece - @premierbridefresno Bridesmaid Dresses - @davidsbridal @elegantbrideboutique Suits - @menswearhouse Florist - @asecretgardenflorist Beauty Services - @hair_makeup_elizabeth @katherinewoodwardbeauty @browbaby_studio
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 The kitchen. With original pre-code wiring hanging from the walls. _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▍ #theshire #thehobbit #lotr ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 The man cave. Oh wait. _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▍ #theshire #thehobbit #lotr ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 The waterfall tree. The lips at the bottom of the hole created a beautiful runoff for rain waters that made for a sweet waterfall inside the living quarters. . Don't worry, along with the rooms and courtyards being graded, the house had tons of sumps for rain water to travel to prevent any sort of flooding. Like I said. A GD genius. _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 Baldassare's bedroom. _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▍ #theshire #thehobbit #lotr ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Went on this extraordinary underground tour and man, it was life changing. Not sure how an underground garden could make such an impact on me, but here we are. This picture does it no justice ( just an excuse to share even more in the future and also? Go visit!) but 2 things to take from this: _ · Get out there and experience new things. Explore the world around you and be intrigued by it. _ · Do more things that make you feel. Being forced to feel things and process them is just another step to a healthier existence. _ Get out and do, kiddos. So much out there to see, touch, smell. So much to learn from. So many things to help put life in perspective. 💁
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 Before Netflix, Baldassares used to sit here in this he dug in the second floor below ground and look up at him homemade aquarium to chill. The hole thats letting light in now above, was covered in glass and above the glass was filled with water and gold fish. _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▍ #theshire #thehobbit #lotr ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 I felt eerily at home in this place reminiscent of something found only in the Shire. Could it be that I had some connection to this place, maybe something or someone from my lineage? A past life perhaps? Or was it simply that like myself, Baldassare stood a solid 5'6". ツ _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▍ #theshire #thehobbit #lotr ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
💏 #franzmanandwife Photographer: @sydneybodi Venue: @forestiereundergroundgardens Dress: @davidsbridal Hairpiece: @premierbridefresno Suit: @menswearhouse Florist: @asecretgardenflorist Beauty Services: @hair_makeup_elizabeth @katherinewoodwardbeauty @browbaby_studio
💐He's just so cute💐 #franzmanandwife Photographer: @sydneybodi Venue: @forestiereundergroundgardens Dress: @davidsbridal Hairpiece: @premierbridefresno Suit: @menswearhouse Florist: @asecretgardenflorist Beauty Services: @hair_makeup_elizabeth @katherinewoodwardbeauty @browbaby_studio
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 "Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket." . -- Mikey, #Goonies _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▼ 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙐𝙎𝙔 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔 Just above all this is a busy city and paved roads with an In-N-Out across the street. _ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▍ #forestiereundergroundgardens ▍ #undergroundgardens ▍ #discoverFRESNO ▍ #fresno #forestiere ▍ #california #CA #559 ▍ #nikon #nikonD750 ▍ #nikkor20mm #20mm ▍ #californiamoments ▍ #moodygram #nikonartists ▍ #VSCO #adobe #lightroomCC ▍ #conquer_CA #abc30insider ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /// #WHAT3WORDS LOCATION /// wipe.hello.coast ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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