The Agave Firebreak Story

Perennial fires have swept the coastal ranges of North America for eons. The high-water content of native agaves and cactuses has acted as a natural fire break to all that live below their beltlines. For every bottle sold, we plant an agave in these affected areas to minimize the impact of future fires.

California has never had a shortage of natural disasters, especially when it comes to wildfires. As many flee the inevitable forces of nature, first responders rush to greet it on the frontlines. We want to celebrate those first responders and do our part in helping reduce the destruction caused by wildfires. Firebreak's founder, Berkeley Johnson, is a Thomas Fire survivor who lost his home and many good friends during this tragic 2017 incident. He is doing his part in ensuring that his community, along with every other fire-prone California community, is able to create a plant buffer defense to slow down or help prevent the fires from quickly spreading to the surrounding area.

One of Firebreak's core missions is to help plant as many high water-retention agave plants as feasible in California. We have partnered with a local nursery to aid us in providing agave plants to the coastal communities free of charge, in fire-prone areas that need protection.