FARM GOODNESS COMES TO TOWN JUST-PICKED QUALITY AWAITS CUSTOMERS AT VALLEY VENUES.Years ago, when 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. was home to citrus citrus Any of the plants that make up the genus Citrus, in the rue family, that yield pulpy fruits covered with fairly thick skins. The genus includes the lemon, lime, sweet and sour oranges, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, and shaddock (C. maxima, or C. grandis; also called pomelo). groves and huge farms, fruits and vegetables fresh off the vine vine, climbing plant or trailing plant. The grape is often called "the vine." See also liana. vine Plant whose stem requires support and that climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground, or the stem of such a plant. were available to many residents - often just a few blocks from home. While suburban sprawl wiped out most of those farms, residents can still get produce with that ``just off the farm'' freshness at local farmers markets. Realtor Gerardo Ascencio, whose company contributed the start-up money to open the new San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Farmers Market in the city of San Fernando, said the market's success is everybody's responsibility. ``Please tell your friends and invite them,'' Ascencio said during a ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which . ``It's going to get bigger and bigger. We'll be here every Saturday.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) The city of San Fernando celebrated the grand opening of its new Farmers Market recently, offering rides and attractions for children, along with fresh produce. Rick Coca/Valley News |
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