March 9

In 2014, an unexpected cold snap destroyed 2/3 of the avocado crop in Southern California, forcing Amanda Chantal Bacon to temporarily halt production of Moon Face Guac, an avocado-based facial mask which sold for $175, and accounted for 12% of Moon Juice's online sales. Devastated by the impact this agricultural nightmare was having on her business, Bacon retreated to a luxury yurt on Isla Espiritu Santo, an uninhabited island off the Mexican Baja coast, where she spent a month nurturing her inner child and healing her spiritual wounds. When a special trade agreement was made wherein avocados would be imported from Israel, enabling a return to production of Moon Face Guac, Bacon emerged from her exile, and resumed her duties at Moon Juice, Inc. 

Due to the same cold snap, 1,500 Mexican nationals who had been in the USA with H-2A Agricultural visas lost out on a season's wages, had their temporary residence status revoked, and were deported, without an opportunity to appeal.