Ron Helland

When Coachella Valley lemon grower Mike Weeks feared that his 28-year-old orchard was suffering from disease, he turned to soil specialist Ron Helland. So did operators of a Napa Valley winery when grape yields seemed on the decline. But Disneyland? Why would a theme park in Anaheim need help from an agricultural biochemist who describes himself as less an expert than "a soil philosopher?"

When Coachella Valley lemon grower Mike Weeks feared that his 28-year-old orchard was suffering from disease, he turned to soil specialist Ron Helland. So did operators of a Napa Valley winery when grape yields seemed on the decline. But Disneyland? Why would a theme park in Anaheim need help from an agricultural biochemist who describes himself as less an expert than "a soil philosopher?"