On a beautiful Saturday morning, we joined Brady and family on an explore through history where grassy, tree-shaded areas evoke a quieter time — an era when the American dream might be found in a leafy evergreen grove, heavy with golden fruit.
Visitors to California Citrus State Historic Park are greeted at the park entrance by a replica of an old-fashioned roadside fruit stand. This charming big orange structure recalls an era that forever changed the landscape of Southern California.Of all the crops that constitute California’s agricultural legacy, juicy golden oranges conjured an image of romance, prosperity, and abundance. Warm, dry summers and cool, moist winters provide perfect growing conditions. Between the late 1800s and the early 1900s, the groves spread across Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties, and into the Central Valley. This second California gold rush, combined with innovative methods of irrigation, fruit processing, advertising, cooperative marketing, and railroad transportation, helped establish California’s image as the land of sunshine and opportunity.%20(Medium).JPG)
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The mission padres planted the first Mediterranean varieties on the grounds of Mission San Gabriel around 1803. Emigrant Kentucky trapper William Wolfskill developed more acreage from seedlings he obtained in 1841. In the mid-to-late 1800s, lemon, lime, and orange trees grew in today’s downtown Los Angeles. Then, in 1873, Eliza Tibbets of Riverside obtained two young Bahia, or Washington navel orange trees, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Those two trees are from which all other navel trees have descended. Here is a blog showing Ms. Tibbets' tree. Wow. A Ranger led walk focused on the history of the industry and helped us to learn the varieties. Picking and eating was encouraged along the way. Fun, messy stuff.This cute farm stand is where we bought our souvenirs (Cara Cara Navels). Gless Ranch (c. 1958) won a coveted bid to design, plant, and farm the orange grove at the new California Citrus State Historic Park in 1993. What a very interesting connection to some incredible local history.Who knew such history could be found in an orange grove? Oh, that's right- Brady did! It was the perfect way to savor a gorgeous, almost Spring day.
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1 comments:
Ha. I am so glad this worked out! We have both been wanting to go. And there is no time like the present, since so much "present" has passed. Happy Birth Month! I am glad we could celebrate at such an interesting place. I especially love the first picture of you and Steve. I will take one like that next time. There will be a next time... actually, I am stoked to know about Gless Ranch fruit stand. If I am ever in the area I will be stopping by to buy. What a great deal!
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