America used to produce almost all of its own garlic — until Chinese imports flooded in, bankrupting three-quarters of US producers. We visited the largest American grower, Christopher Ranch, to see how it's managed to get bigger than ever.

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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - How Garlic Is Harvested
02:35 - How Bulbs Get Cleaned
04:55 - Where Christopher Ranch Garlic Goes
05:48 - The Rise Of American Garlic
07:08 - The Invention Of Peeled Garlic
09:11 - When Chinese Garlic Flooded The Market
11:10 - Roasted Garlic And New Technology
13:32 - The California Garlic Festival
18:35 - The Rise Of Organic Garlic
20:13 - Where Garlic Gets Stored
20:44 - New Challenges To Growing Garlic
21:30 - Credits
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