A judge ordered a California farmer to tear down his nectarine orchard after he gave away 180,000 pounds of unpriced produce. Reports released in August 2026 detailed the court action taken against the farmer for handing out the free nectarines. Court orders require the destruction of the orchard in the wake of the widespread donation of thousands of pounds of nectarines.

The legal action followed the distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines by the grower. News coverage from The Independent, Yahoo, and SSBCrack detailed the court order against the California farm in August 2026. The order requires the farmer to tear down the entire orchard following the giveaway of the fruit.