“The California I knew, old rancho California, is gone. It just doesn't exist, except maybe in little pockets. I lived on the edge of the Mojave Desert, an area that used to be farm country. There were all these fresh-produce stands with avocados and date palms. You could get a dozen artichokes for a buck or something. Totally wiped out now.” LittlesCountryUsedGoneProduceAreasEdgesUsed To BeDesertCaliforniaPocketsFarmsDozenPalmsBucksAvocadosArtichokesMojave Author:Sam Shepard
“Obviously California is fantastic in terms of produce, vegetables.” TermProduceFantasticCaliforniaVegetables Author:Eric Ripert
“California ... produces the maximum of scenery and the minimum of weather.” ProduceWeatherCaliforniaMinimumMaximumScenery Author:Inez Haynes Irwin
“California produces 40% of America's fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts - the kind you eat. We have had a bumper crop of the other variety, too.” KindAmericaProduceFruitVarietyCaliforniaNutsVegetablesCropsBumper Author:Ronald Reagan
“California is lucky, the East Coast is lucky because we get great seafood and a lot of produce from Florida, locally in good weather, but in the winter we have to buy it.” ProduceLuckyWinterEastWeatherCaliforniaFloridaCoastSeafoodEast CoastGood Weather Author:Eric Ripert