A judge instructed a California farmer to remove his nectarine orchard after he handed out 180,000 pounds of unpriced produce. Reports released in August 2026 outlined the court action filed against the farmer for handing out the free nectarines. Court orders call for the destruction of the orchard in the wake of the widespread donation of thousands of pounds of nectarines.

The legal action came after 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 destroy the entire orchard following the giveaway of the fruit.