Decades ago, when there were fewer almonds, farmers could rely on pollination just from the beekeepers who live in the Central Valley. Now, they have to import migrant apian Labour.

几十年前杏树较少的时候，农民们仅依靠居住在中央山谷里养蜂人的蜜蜂就够了，现在他们得聘请专人授粉。

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But the Silicon Valley vote has great import as a proxy.

FORBES: Digital Rules

Some of the outsiders that have bought firms in Silicon Valley come a cropper because they try to import their own hierarchies.

ECONOMIST: What it takes to come top in technology

Away from home, it seemed as though every encounter and experience held more import, more chance for pain, than it did when I was inside my safe valley home.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Between the Tides'