Major growers with a presence in town include Color Spot Nurseries, which supplies garden centers around the country with its nursery plants, and Del Rey Avocados, which is headquartered in Temecula but has a packing plant here.
Agriculture represents Fallbrook’s major business, with nursery and flower products bringing in $83 million and avocados totaling about $26 million annually, according to the chamber of commerce. Most of the avocado groves are small operations, ranging in size from two to 10 acres.