MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Along the road when you drive onto the Madera Community College campus, and near the administration building, you'll find agave plants.

While they were planted to add to the landscaping, they also served a bigger purpose.

"The main reason we planted this is so we can create the buzz and start to get the feel and the look that we do agave here at Madera Community College," President Ángel Reyna, Ed.D. said.

Reyna has been researching the spiky Mexican plants that resemble a cactus and distilling agave for the last two and a half years.

"We're being thoughtful, and that's why it's taking this long, because we want to be intentional and strategic on how we roll this out," Reyna said.

In Mexico, the agave plants are cooked and fermented.

Its juice is then distil

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