A PEEK AT VALLEY'S PAST ANGELENOS COME OUT FOR DAY ON FARM.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer WOODLAND HILLS - Families flocked to Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. on Sunday for the school's annual Farmwalk, where city slickers could experience the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. the way it was in a more agrarian past. A hay-wagon ride, cow-chip bingo, a birthday party for a pony, a horse show and an exotic fruit stand were among the attractions at the open house for Pierce's agriculture department. ``Most people don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where their food and fiber comes from, and we're trying to educate them,'' said Leland Shapiro, a professor of animal sciences at Pierce. Linda Larks of West Hills brought her two young daughters to the event. ``In L.A. there's all kinds of other things to do, amusement parks This page contains a list of amusement parks by
In cow-chip bingo, participants bought chips that were placed out under cows. The owner of the chip that landed the first cow pie won $1,000. Among the guests of honor at Sunday's event was Glannant Secret, a pony that will turn 30 on Wednesday. Owner Stephanie Abronson, 65, of Malibu Canyon served carrot cake out next to the pen holding her pony. ``She could live another 10 years or more,'' said Abronson, a retired breeder. City Councilman Dennis Zine said he grew up in the city and he was enjoying his first trip to Farmwalk. ``It's a wonderful educational experience. This brings this valley into an environment that was yesteryear yes·ter·year n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes ,'' Zine said, adding that Pierce College's farmland needs to be protected from development. Five-year-old Patrick Miller has a horse and other animals at his home in Shadow Hills, but there was still plenty for him to learn at Farmwalk. ``I keep coming here because I like it,'' said Patrick, who was making his third trip to the annual event with his mom, Patty Grana grana /gra·na/ (gra´nah) dense green, chlorophyll-containing bodies in chloroplasts of plant cells. . A popular exhibit at the event was the California Rare Fruit Growers' table, where growers displayed such curious eats as a carambola carambola (kăr'əmbō`lə), orange fleshy fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a small shrub in the wood sorrel family (Oxalidaceae). , a tropical star-shape fruit, and a kiwano, a member of the cucumber family from Africa that is shaped like a lemon covered in pointy point·y adj. point·i·er, point·i·est Having an end tapering to a point. bumps. George Pelaez, 61, a retired UPS driver, said he has tried growing a variety of fruits. ``I've won some and I've lost some. You'll never make it unless you try,'' he said. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Five-year-old Ivan Moroz stands eye to eye with a calf at the annual Farmwalk, held at Pierce College in Woodland Hills on Sunday. (2) Miguel Lacon, 7, and Parker Langford, 8, run through a field at Pierce College during the event. Matthew Simmons/Special to the Daily News |
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