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She holds degrees in English and journalism from UC Berkeley (where she got her start in public radio on KALX-FM).\r\n\r\nOutside of the studio, you'll find Rachael hiking Bay Area trails and whipping up Instagram-ready meals in her kitchen.","avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/87bf8cb5874e045cdff430523a6d48b1?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":"rachaelmyrow","facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaelmyrow/","sites":[{"site":"arts","roles":["administrator"]},{"site":"news","roles":["edit_others_posts","editor"]},{"site":"futureofyou","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"bayareabites","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"stateofhealth","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"science","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"food","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"forum","roles":["editor"]}],"headData":{"title":"Rachael Myrow | KQED","description":"Senior Editor of KQED's Silicon Valley News Desk","ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/87bf8cb5874e045cdff430523a6d48b1?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/87bf8cb5874e045cdff430523a6d48b1?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/rachael-myrow"}},"breakingNewsReducer":{},"campaignFinanceReducer":{},"firebase":{"requesting":{},"requested":{},"timestamps":{},"data":{},"ordered":{},"auth":{"isLoaded":false,"isEmpty":true},"authError":null,"profile":{"isLoaded":false,"isEmpty":true},"listeners":{"byId":{},"allIds":[]},"isInitializing":false,"errors":[]},"navBarReducer":{"navBarId":"news","fullView":true,"showPlayer":false},"navMenuReducer":{"menus":[{"key":"menu1","items":[{"name":"News","link":"/","type":"title"},{"name":"Politics","link":"/politics"},{"name":"Science","link":"/science"},{"name":"Education","link":"/educationnews"},{"name":"Housing","link":"/housing"},{"name":"Immigration","link":"/immigration"},{"name":"Criminal Justice","link":"/criminaljustice"},{"name":"Silicon Valley","link":"/siliconvalley"},{"name":"Forum","link":"/forum"},{"name":"The California Report","link":"/californiareport"}]},{"key":"menu2","items":[{"name":"Arts & Culture","link":"/arts","type":"title"},{"name":"Critics’ Picks","link":"/thedolist"},{"name":"Cultural Commentary","link":"/artscommentary"},{"name":"Food & Drink","link":"/food"},{"name":"Bay Area Hip-Hop","link":"/bayareahiphop"},{"name":"Rebel Girls","link":"/rebelgirls"},{"name":"Arts Video","link":"/artsvideos"}]},{"key":"menu3","items":[{"name":"Podcasts","link":"/podcasts","type":"title"},{"name":"Bay Curious","link":"/podcasts/baycurious"},{"name":"Rightnowish","link":"/podcasts/rightnowish"},{"name":"The Bay","link":"/podcasts/thebay"},{"name":"On Our Watch","link":"/podcasts/onourwatch"},{"name":"Mindshift","link":"/podcasts/mindshift"},{"name":"Consider This","link":"/podcasts/considerthis"},{"name":"Political Breakdown","link":"/podcasts/politicalbreakdown"}]},{"key":"menu4","items":[{"name":"Live Radio","link":"/radio","type":"title"},{"name":"TV","link":"/tv","type":"title"},{"name":"Events","link":"/events","type":"title"},{"name":"For Educators","link":"/education","type":"title"},{"name":"Support KQED","link":"/support","type":"title"},{"name":"About","link":"/about","type":"title"},{"name":"Help Center","link":"https://kqed-helpcenter.kqed.org/s","type":"title"}]}]},"pagesReducer":{},"postsReducer":{"stream_live":{"type":"live","id":"stream_live","audioUrl":"https://streams.kqed.org/kqedradio","title":"Live Stream","excerpt":"Live Stream information currently unavailable.","link":"/radio","featImg":"","label":{"name":"KQED Live","link":"/"}},"stream_kqedNewscast":{"type":"posts","id":"stream_kqedNewscast","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/newscast.mp3?_=1","title":"KQED Newscast","featImg":"","label":{"name":"88.5 FM","link":"/"}},"news_11676561":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11676561","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11676561","score":null,"sort":[1529851837000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"to-survive-as-a-fruit-farmer-in-silicon-valley-you-need-to-grow-tastier-fruit","title":"To Survive as a Fruit Farmer in Silicon Valley, You Need to Grow Tastier Fruit","publishDate":1529851837,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Priced Out | The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Are you sure you’re eating the most delicious peaches you could be eating? I thought I was -- until Andy Mariani of \u003ca href=\"https://andysorchard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy’s Orchard\u003c/a> in Morgan Hill put two peaches in my hand.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, I try the kind of peach I typically buy in the market: the size of a softball, with a rosy blush. Mariani tells me that blush hides the fact that peach was picked green. That's so it’s easy to ship long distances, store for weeks on end, and display in big, attractive piles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's crunchy, and a little bit tart. It's not bad at all, this June Time peach, but it's a fruit I would bake in a pie rather than eat raw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then Mariani hands me a little, yellow peach the size of a baseball. It's an heirloom variety called “Gold Dust.” This peach is so juicy, I'm an immediate mess. And wow, is it delicious: sweet, but with a bright acidity that sets my taste buds alight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, just a handful of lush, green orchards like Mariani's recall the era long gone when Silicon Valley was called the Valley of Heart’s Delight \u003ci>for its stone fruit\u003c/i>: apricots, cherries, plums, and peaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676716\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-800x527.jpg\" alt=\""Our store does fairly well for being out in middle of nowhere," says Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill. People come from all over the Bay Area (and the US) to attend orchard tastings and stock up on heirloom fruit, especially in the summer months.\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-800x527.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-1020x672.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-1200x791.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-1180x777.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-960x633.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-240x158.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-375x247.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-520x343.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Our store does fairly well for being out in middle of nowhere,\" says Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill. People come from all over the Bay Area (and the US) to attend orchard tastings and stock up on heirloom fruit, especially in the summer months. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fruit farmers left survive by serving the people who run high end restaurants and specialty markets; the kind of people who treasure heirloom varieties like the Gold Dust -- and thrill to new varieties that share the same qualities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The tastiness, the juiciness, the old-fashioned kind of flavors. There’s never been a problem with demand for this kind of fruit, because it’s really, really tasty,\" says Mariani, who's a second generation farmer. His parents moved to Morgan Hill in the late 1950s from an orchard in Cupertino that sat across the street from what is now Apple's headquarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But back before this region was called Silicon Valley, it was most famous for \u003cem>dried\u003c/em> fruit. \"There wasn't a national system of highways. You couldn't you couldn't truck fresh fruit to the New York markets. We had no airplanes to speak of. You had to dry your fruit to make it a more durable product,\" Mariani says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only locals knew how delicious the fresh fruit was.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>An open secret for locals\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara Valley has an advantage over other fruit-growing regions because of its geography, tucked away from the coast, but not too far from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676717\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-800x562.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill has recently begun growing white apricots, a common sight in Central Asia. Mariani says the flesh tastes almost of melon and the kernels are sweet and edible, not unlike an almond.\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-800x562.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-160x112.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-1200x843.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-1180x828.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-960x674.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-375x263.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-520x365.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill has recently begun growing white apricots, a common sight in Central Asia. Mariani says the flesh tastes almost of melon and the kernels are sweet and edible, not unlike an almond. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It has warmth, but it also has mildness, especially at night,\" Mariani explains. \"After a hot day, fruit trees need to rest. A lot of times in the Central Valley, it'll go up to 100 degrees during the day and go down to about 85 at night.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Santa Clara Valley, the day temperatures are cooler and the night temperatures are cooler, too. That means the fruit can stay on the tree longer, and the longer the fruit stays on the trees, the more sugar it develops. The flesh is firmer, and juicier. “Tree-ripened,” it turns out, is not just an advertising slogan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tasty though they are, though, these fruits are expensive. They bruise easily, and need to be sold and consumed right away. From an economic perspective, the Central Valley wins on every score, not just because the land is cheaper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means most of the varieties you see in the markets will be ones that do well in the Central Valley's heat. So the Blenheim apricot, a delicate creature that thrived for decades in the temperate Santa Clara Valley, has given way to the heartier, blander Patterson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They taste like cardboard,\" Mariani says. \"But they're durable, you know, and very productive. You get 20 tons to the acre whereas with the Blenheim, you get you get ten.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11676718 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-800x568.jpg\" alt=\"The Gold Dust looks diminutive next to the June Time, but it tastes so much better. \" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-800x568.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-1200x853.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-1180x838.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-960x682.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-375x266.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-520x369.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gold Dust looks diminutive next to the June Time, but it tastes so much better. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mariani laments the way the Patterson's mediocre taste has deflated the market for California apricots in general, but he's not weeping for days gone by in general. The market dominance of heartier, blander fruit provides him with a market opening to deliver the Blenheims and other varieties that make foodies swoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Looking for a taste of home or childhood\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Many of the pilgrims who drive out to Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill come for varieties he picked up in Central Asia. Or France. Mariani won over LA-based food writer and \"fruit detective\" David Karp with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/01/dining/a-finicky-fruit-is-sweet-when-coddled.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">greengage plum\u003c/a> Karp deemed better than any he tasted in the region near Toulouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I met Andy when writing an article about apricots for Saveur 25 years ago,\" Karp tells me. \"I asked the Apricot Advisory Board who was a real apricot connoisseur, and they said, 'That’s Andy Mariani.'” Over the years, Karp was so impressed, he became a business partner with Marianni, investing in the orchards and helping to stoke demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Karp, \"The Santa Clara Valley ... is to certain fruits what Napa Valley is to wine.\" As for Mariani's commitment to flavor, Karp adds, \"He loves certain heirloom varieties because he grew up with them and expects fruit to taste like that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every Wednesday, Andy's Orchard sends a van to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.smgov.net/portals/farmersmarket/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Monica Farmers Market\u003c/a>, mainly to fulfill pre-orders inspired by Karp's glowing descriptions of what's in season in Morgan Hill. Karp says three quarters of the fruit in the van is already sold upon arrival to Southern California chefs. Whatever's left sells out by noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What doesn't head to Santa Monica ends up at local Michelin-starred restaurants like \u003ca href=\"https://www.manresarestaurant.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manresa\u003c/a> in Los Gatos and \u003ca href=\"http://www.maisonbaume.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baumé\u003c/a> in Palo Alto, or local specialty stories like \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjolsoncherries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CJ Olson’s\u003c/a> in Sunnyvale. \u003ca href=\"https://www.baldorfood.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldor\u003c/a> in New York and \u003ca href=\"http://www.orchardfruit.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Orchard\u003c/a> in Brooklyn pay Mariani to fly fruit all the way to the East Coast.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> The quality of Mariani's fruit is no secret.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676723\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676723\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-800x781.jpg\" alt=\"Hway-ling Hsu of Sweetdragon Baking Company in San Jose says Andy is "very fussy" about his fruit. "He doesn't pick it until it's right. The first time I tried to get fruit from Andy's, I called him up to see if he had any tart cherries. He said, 'Oh yeah, I'll call you when it's ready.' So he called me a couple of weeks later and he said, 'I got those cherries you wanted. Pick them up Friday,' and I said, 'Can I pick them up Thursday?' and he said, 'What? No. They need another day on the tree.'" \" width=\"800\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-800x781.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-160x156.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-1020x996.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-1200x1172.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-1180x1152.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-960x938.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-240x234.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-375x366.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-520x508.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hway-ling Hsu of \u003ca href=\"https://sweetdragonbaking.com/pages/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sweetdragon Baking Company\u003c/a> in San Jose says Andy is \"very fussy\" about his fruit. \"He doesn't pick it until it's right. The first time I tried to get fruit from Andy's, I called him up to see if he had any tart cherries. He said, 'Oh yeah, I'll call you when it's ready.' So he called me a couple of weeks later and he said, 'I got those cherries you wanted. Pick them up Friday,' and I said, 'Can I pick them up Thursday?' and he said, 'What? No. They need another day on the tree.'\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I ask Mariani if he wishes the post World War II tech boom happened in the Central Valley -- if he thinks it's a shame a region with the perfect climate for growing fruit is paved over now with office buildings and condo complexes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is what it is,\" he says. \"I can't say, 'I wish.' It happened, this inexorable march through the countryside.\" He adds that being one of very few fruit farmers left in the Santa Clara Valley means he can specialize in the kinds of fruit that command higher prices, the kinds of fruit that gets him excited. \"You want to get up every day because something else is ripening,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Developing fruit for the future\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Mariani can also play a part in the development of new varieties with the \u003ca href=\"https://crfg.org/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-california-rare-fruit-growers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Rare Fruit Growers\u003c/a>, an amateur society of people passionate about fruit. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\">“We started doing some hybridizations. They’re all developed for taste.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike, say, the folks at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/davis-ca/natl-clonal-germplasm-rep-tree-fruit-nut-crops-grapes/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Clonal Germplasm Repository\u003c/a> near Davis, Mariani and his friends can put flavor ahead of a myriad of other priorities: appearance, size, firmness, color, shelf life, and disease resistance.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We developed a red-fleshed nectarine. The red flesh gives it kind of a tart raspberry flavor. Coupled with the fact that it has high sugar content -- it's an outstanding variety,\" he says, adding that the chefs in Santa Monica love to play with his experiments in the kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676724\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676724\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-800x510.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Mariani is 72 years old, but he has no plans to retire from fruit farming. "This is my retirement. It's something I like to do. I've got some passion for it," he says. \" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-800x510.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-160x102.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-1020x651.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-1200x766.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-1180x753.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-960x613.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-240x153.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-375x239.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-520x332.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Mariani is 72 years old, but he has no plans to retire from fruit farming. \"This is my retirement. It's something I like to do. I've got some passion for it,\" he says. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On an initial foray south, the red nectarines sold out. \"We had none left except for a little box of seconds -- deformed and and pockmarked and all that.\" A chef desperate to have them offered $50. \"For that little box!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Mariani insists he doesn't want his operation to grow too big, it is expanding -- ironically, onto land owned by the urban sprawlers who've surrounded his orchard in what used to be farm country in Morgan Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariani leases from them, plants orchards, and gives them a cut of the fruit. Some get curious about what it takes to become farmers themselves, but when they learn it can cost tens of thousands of dollars per acre to do what he does, they decide they're satisfied with eating the fruit he grows on their land.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Go Taste Some Silicon Valley-Grown Fruit\u003c/h4>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://andysorchard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy’s Orchard\u003c/a> in Morgan Hill\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cjolsoncherries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CJ Olson’s\u003c/a> in Sunnyvale\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.gizdich-ranch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gzidich Ranch\u003c/a> in Watsonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://novakovichorchards.blogspm/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Novakovich Orchards\u003c/a> in Saratoga\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\n\u003cdiv>\u003ca href=\"http://www.swantonberryfarm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swanton Berry Farm\u003c/a> in Davenport\u003c/div>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.webbranchinc.com/farmers_upick_straw.htm\">Webb Ranch\u003c/a> in Portola Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"One of the last farmers in the Valley of Heart's Delight thrives providing chefs and other foodies with fabulous heirloom fruit.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1618594123,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":31,"wordCount":1687},"headData":{"title":"To Survive as a Fruit Farmer in Silicon Valley, You Need to Grow Tastier Fruit | KQED","description":"One of the last farmers in the Valley of Heart's Delight thrives providing chefs and other foodies with fabulous heirloom fruit.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11676561 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11676561","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/06/24/to-survive-as-a-fruit-farmer-in-silicon-valley-you-need-to-grow-tastier-fruit/","disqusTitle":"To Survive as a Fruit Farmer in Silicon Valley, You Need to Grow Tastier Fruit","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/2018/06/siliconvalleystonefruit.mp3","path":"/news/11676561/to-survive-as-a-fruit-farmer-in-silicon-valley-you-need-to-grow-tastier-fruit","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Are you sure you’re eating the most delicious peaches you could be eating? I thought I was -- until Andy Mariani of \u003ca href=\"https://andysorchard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy’s Orchard\u003c/a> in Morgan Hill put two peaches in my hand.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, I try the kind of peach I typically buy in the market: the size of a softball, with a rosy blush. Mariani tells me that blush hides the fact that peach was picked green. That's so it’s easy to ship long distances, store for weeks on end, and display in big, attractive piles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's crunchy, and a little bit tart. It's not bad at all, this June Time peach, but it's a fruit I would bake in a pie rather than eat raw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then Mariani hands me a little, yellow peach the size of a baseball. It's an heirloom variety called “Gold Dust.” This peach is so juicy, I'm an immediate mess. And wow, is it delicious: sweet, but with a bright acidity that sets my taste buds alight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These days, just a handful of lush, green orchards like Mariani's recall the era long gone when Silicon Valley was called the Valley of Heart’s Delight \u003ci>for its stone fruit\u003c/i>: apricots, cherries, plums, and peaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676716\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-800x527.jpg\" alt=\""Our store does fairly well for being out in middle of nowhere," says Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill. People come from all over the Bay Area (and the US) to attend orchard tastings and stock up on heirloom fruit, especially in the summer months.\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-800x527.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-1020x672.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-1200x791.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-1180x777.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-960x633.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-240x158.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-375x247.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31536_Photo-Jun-21-11-45-41-AM-qut-520x343.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"Our store does fairly well for being out in middle of nowhere,\" says Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill. People come from all over the Bay Area (and the US) to attend orchard tastings and stock up on heirloom fruit, especially in the summer months. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The fruit farmers left survive by serving the people who run high end restaurants and specialty markets; the kind of people who treasure heirloom varieties like the Gold Dust -- and thrill to new varieties that share the same qualities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The tastiness, the juiciness, the old-fashioned kind of flavors. There’s never been a problem with demand for this kind of fruit, because it’s really, really tasty,\" says Mariani, who's a second generation farmer. His parents moved to Morgan Hill in the late 1950s from an orchard in Cupertino that sat across the street from what is now Apple's headquarters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But back before this region was called Silicon Valley, it was most famous for \u003cem>dried\u003c/em> fruit. \"There wasn't a national system of highways. You couldn't you couldn't truck fresh fruit to the New York markets. We had no airplanes to speak of. You had to dry your fruit to make it a more durable product,\" Mariani says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only locals knew how delicious the fresh fruit was.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>An open secret for locals\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Santa Clara Valley has an advantage over other fruit-growing regions because of its geography, tucked away from the coast, but not too far from it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676717\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-800x562.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill has recently begun growing white apricots, a common sight in Central Asia. Mariani says the flesh tastes almost of melon and the kernels are sweet and edible, not unlike an almond.\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-800x562.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-160x112.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-1020x716.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-1200x843.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-1180x828.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-960x674.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-240x169.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-375x263.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31533_Photo-Jun-21-10-50-59-AM-qut-520x365.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Mariani of Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill has recently begun growing white apricots, a common sight in Central Asia. Mariani says the flesh tastes almost of melon and the kernels are sweet and edible, not unlike an almond. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It has warmth, but it also has mildness, especially at night,\" Mariani explains. \"After a hot day, fruit trees need to rest. A lot of times in the Central Valley, it'll go up to 100 degrees during the day and go down to about 85 at night.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Santa Clara Valley, the day temperatures are cooler and the night temperatures are cooler, too. That means the fruit can stay on the tree longer, and the longer the fruit stays on the trees, the more sugar it develops. The flesh is firmer, and juicier. “Tree-ripened,” it turns out, is not just an advertising slogan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tasty though they are, though, these fruits are expensive. They bruise easily, and need to be sold and consumed right away. From an economic perspective, the Central Valley wins on every score, not just because the land is cheaper.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means most of the varieties you see in the markets will be ones that do well in the Central Valley's heat. So the Blenheim apricot, a delicate creature that thrived for decades in the temperate Santa Clara Valley, has given way to the heartier, blander Patterson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They taste like cardboard,\" Mariani says. \"But they're durable, you know, and very productive. You get 20 tons to the acre whereas with the Blenheim, you get you get ten.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676718\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11676718 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-800x568.jpg\" alt=\"The Gold Dust looks diminutive next to the June Time, but it tastes so much better. \" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-800x568.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-1200x853.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-1180x838.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-960x682.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-375x266.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31532_Photo-Jun-21-10-06-24-AM-qut-520x369.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gold Dust looks diminutive next to the June Time, but it tastes so much better. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mariani laments the way the Patterson's mediocre taste has deflated the market for California apricots in general, but he's not weeping for days gone by in general. The market dominance of heartier, blander fruit provides him with a market opening to deliver the Blenheims and other varieties that make foodies swoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Looking for a taste of home or childhood\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Many of the pilgrims who drive out to Andy's Orchard in Morgan Hill come for varieties he picked up in Central Asia. Or France. Mariani won over LA-based food writer and \"fruit detective\" David Karp with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/01/dining/a-finicky-fruit-is-sweet-when-coddled.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">greengage plum\u003c/a> Karp deemed better than any he tasted in the region near Toulouse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I met Andy when writing an article about apricots for Saveur 25 years ago,\" Karp tells me. \"I asked the Apricot Advisory Board who was a real apricot connoisseur, and they said, 'That’s Andy Mariani.'” Over the years, Karp was so impressed, he became a business partner with Marianni, investing in the orchards and helping to stoke demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Karp, \"The Santa Clara Valley ... is to certain fruits what Napa Valley is to wine.\" As for Mariani's commitment to flavor, Karp adds, \"He loves certain heirloom varieties because he grew up with them and expects fruit to taste like that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every Wednesday, Andy's Orchard sends a van to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.smgov.net/portals/farmersmarket/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Santa Monica Farmers Market\u003c/a>, mainly to fulfill pre-orders inspired by Karp's glowing descriptions of what's in season in Morgan Hill. Karp says three quarters of the fruit in the van is already sold upon arrival to Southern California chefs. Whatever's left sells out by noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What doesn't head to Santa Monica ends up at local Michelin-starred restaurants like \u003ca href=\"https://www.manresarestaurant.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manresa\u003c/a> in Los Gatos and \u003ca href=\"http://www.maisonbaume.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baumé\u003c/a> in Palo Alto, or local specialty stories like \u003ca href=\"https://www.cjolsoncherries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CJ Olson’s\u003c/a> in Sunnyvale. \u003ca href=\"https://www.baldorfood.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldor\u003c/a> in New York and \u003ca href=\"http://www.orchardfruit.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Orchard\u003c/a> in Brooklyn pay Mariani to fly fruit all the way to the East Coast.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> The quality of Mariani's fruit is no secret.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676723\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676723\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-800x781.jpg\" alt=\"Hway-ling Hsu of Sweetdragon Baking Company in San Jose says Andy is "very fussy" about his fruit. "He doesn't pick it until it's right. The first time I tried to get fruit from Andy's, I called him up to see if he had any tart cherries. He said, 'Oh yeah, I'll call you when it's ready.' So he called me a couple of weeks later and he said, 'I got those cherries you wanted. Pick them up Friday,' and I said, 'Can I pick them up Thursday?' and he said, 'What? No. They need another day on the tree.'" \" width=\"800\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-800x781.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-160x156.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-1020x996.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-1200x1172.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-1180x1152.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-960x938.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-240x234.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-375x366.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-520x508.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31537_Photo-Jun-22-8-57-37-AM-qut-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hway-ling Hsu of \u003ca href=\"https://sweetdragonbaking.com/pages/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sweetdragon Baking Company\u003c/a> in San Jose says Andy is \"very fussy\" about his fruit. \"He doesn't pick it until it's right. The first time I tried to get fruit from Andy's, I called him up to see if he had any tart cherries. He said, 'Oh yeah, I'll call you when it's ready.' So he called me a couple of weeks later and he said, 'I got those cherries you wanted. Pick them up Friday,' and I said, 'Can I pick them up Thursday?' and he said, 'What? No. They need another day on the tree.'\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I ask Mariani if he wishes the post World War II tech boom happened in the Central Valley -- if he thinks it's a shame a region with the perfect climate for growing fruit is paved over now with office buildings and condo complexes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is what it is,\" he says. \"I can't say, 'I wish.' It happened, this inexorable march through the countryside.\" He adds that being one of very few fruit farmers left in the Santa Clara Valley means he can specialize in the kinds of fruit that command higher prices, the kinds of fruit that gets him excited. \"You want to get up every day because something else is ripening,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Developing fruit for the future\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Mariani can also play a part in the development of new varieties with the \u003ca href=\"https://crfg.org/welcome-to-the-website-of-the-california-rare-fruit-growers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Rare Fruit Growers\u003c/a>, an amateur society of people passionate about fruit. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\">“We started doing some hybridizations. They’re all developed for taste.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike, say, the folks at the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/davis-ca/natl-clonal-germplasm-rep-tree-fruit-nut-crops-grapes/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Clonal Germplasm Repository\u003c/a> near Davis, Mariani and his friends can put flavor ahead of a myriad of other priorities: appearance, size, firmness, color, shelf life, and disease resistance.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We developed a red-fleshed nectarine. The red flesh gives it kind of a tart raspberry flavor. Coupled with the fact that it has high sugar content -- it's an outstanding variety,\" he says, adding that the chefs in Santa Monica love to play with his experiments in the kitchen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11676724\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676724\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-800x510.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Mariani is 72 years old, but he has no plans to retire from fruit farming. "This is my retirement. It's something I like to do. I've got some passion for it," he says. \" width=\"800\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-800x510.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-160x102.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-1020x651.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-1200x766.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-1180x753.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-960x613.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-240x153.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-375x239.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/RS31534_Photo-Jun-21-11-30-14-AM-qut-520x332.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Mariani is 72 years old, but he has no plans to retire from fruit farming. \"This is my retirement. It's something I like to do. I've got some passion for it,\" he says. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On an initial foray south, the red nectarines sold out. \"We had none left except for a little box of seconds -- deformed and and pockmarked and all that.\" A chef desperate to have them offered $50. \"For that little box!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Mariani insists he doesn't want his operation to grow too big, it is expanding -- ironically, onto land owned by the urban sprawlers who've surrounded his orchard in what used to be farm country in Morgan Hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariani leases from them, plants orchards, and gives them a cut of the fruit. Some get curious about what it takes to become farmers themselves, but when they learn it can cost tens of thousands of dollars per acre to do what he does, they decide they're satisfied with eating the fruit he grows on their land.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Go Taste Some Silicon Valley-Grown Fruit\u003c/h4>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://andysorchard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy’s Orchard\u003c/a> in Morgan Hill\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cjolsoncherries.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CJ Olson’s\u003c/a> in Sunnyvale\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.gizdich-ranch.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gzidich Ranch\u003c/a> in Watsonville\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://novakovichorchards.blogspm/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Novakovich Orchards\u003c/a> in Saratoga\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\n\u003cdiv>\u003ca href=\"http://www.swantonberryfarm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swanton Berry Farm\u003c/a> in Davenport\u003c/div>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.webbranchinc.com/farmers_upick_straw.htm\">Webb Ranch\u003c/a> in Portola Valley\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11676561/to-survive-as-a-fruit-farmer-in-silicon-valley-you-need-to-grow-tastier-fruit","authors":["251"],"programs":["news_72"],"series":["news_18549"],"categories":["news_223","news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_4092","news_29354","news_29355","news_2538","news_29357","news_29353","news_29356","news_2011","news_5719","news_353","news_23374","news_1167"],"featImg":"news_11676715","label":"news_72"},"bayareabites_118478":{"type":"posts","id":"bayareabites_118478","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"bayareabites","id":"118478","score":null,"sort":[1498135242000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"urban-gardening-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-downtown-san-jose","title":"Urban Gardening is Alive and Well and Living in Downtown San Jose","publishDate":1498135242,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Bay Area Bites | KQED Food","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Ask any gardener: Nothing tastes so sweet as something you grew yourself, even in the big city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Silicon Valley was paved over with concrete, it was the Valley of Heart’s Delight, boasting some of the world’s richest topsoil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there’s poetic irony in the fact that some techies can’t wait to get their hands in that soil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s just soothing. It’s healing,\" says PayPal cloud manager Anant Kumar. He bought a home in San Jose in 2000. He tore out the grass straight away and planted a garden. \"I started out with what was easy: pumpkins, squashes, zucchinis, tomatoes, chili peppers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anant Kumar originally hails from the big city of New Delhi, in India, but his father grew up on a farm. Bitter melons – a taste of Kumar's home – are coming soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-118496\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Valley Verde is offering workshops for beginning urban gardeners, as well as seedlings to re-plant back home.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valley Verde is offering workshops for beginning urban gardeners, as well as seedlings to re-plant back home. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You saute them with a few onions, maybe add a little bit of mango powder. You got to try it!\" Kumar insists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kumar is keen to spread the good word about gardening. Along with several PayPal colleagues, he volunteered to build a greenhouse for a San Jose non-profit called \u003ca href=\"http://www.valleyverde.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valley Verde\u003c/a>, which helps low-income families grow their own food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent sunny day, the group celebrated the greenhouse’s grand opening in San Jose’s first “urban agriculture incentive zone.” What was a used car lot is now covered with raised planting beds and stacks of bagged soil. \"It looks amazing,\" Kumar gushes, \"and I think we need more of this in the city.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are workshops for beginners, and seedlings to replant back home. Property owner Thang Do says he does intend to develop on the land eventually, but in the meantime, he’s game to lend the land to gardeners. \"I mean, what’s not to like about this?\" he asks, rhetorically, before acknowledging, \"The city and the county take a hit on something like this because they’re giving landowners like me a property tax break.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-118498 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut.jpg\" alt='Thang Do addresses a crowd that gathered for the grand opening of the greenhouse on his property. He plans to develop after five years but is happy to let Valley Verde have the run of the place before then. Do says \"At a time when national politics is so divisive, nice to see local community come together.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thang Do addresses a crowd that gathered for the grand opening of the greenhouse on his property. He plans to develop on the land after five years, but is happy to let Valley Verde have the run of the place before then. Do says \"At a time when national politics is so divisive, nice to see local community come together.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State law \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Assembly-bill-would-extend-tax-break-to-turn-10963151.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">changed in 2014\u003c/a> to incentivize landowners like Do by assessing the property value as relatively cheap farmland – not pricey downtown lots. But the concept is taking more time than anticipated to take root. It’s taken years to get counties and cities to make the necessary local rule changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s frustrating how long it takes because it seems like a no-brainer. It seems like you could just make it happen. But government is government,\" Do says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it worth the bother? Yes, says Tori Truscheit, an organizer with \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/SHCSLaMesaVerde/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Mesa Verde\u003c/a>, a network of home gardeners working in tandem with Valley Verde. \"Not only are they going to have beautiful vegetables, but they’re going to be connected to other people who care about where their food comes from,\" Truscheit says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, only four cities have the zones: San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego. Los Angeles is working toward passing an ordinance. Unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as Santa Clara County, already offer the tax breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state law, however, expires in 2019. But urban farmers have their eye on a new \u003ca href=\"https://a19.asmdc.org/press-releases/ting-pushes-extension-property-tax-breaks-community-gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill that would extend\u003c/a> the program for another decade, hoping it makes its way to the Governor’s desk before harvest time in October.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"San Jose is the latest city to take advantage of a state law helping landlords lend land to urban farmers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1652276269,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":664},"headData":{"title":"Urban Gardening is Alive and Well and Living in Downtown San Jose | KQED","description":"San Jose is the latest city to take advantage of a state law helping landlords lend land to urban farmers.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"118478 https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=118478","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2017/06/22/urban-gardening-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-downtown-san-jose/","disqusTitle":"Urban Gardening is Alive and Well and Living in Downtown San Jose","source":"Gardening And Urban Farming","sourceUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/category/gardening-and-urban-farming/","audioUrl":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2017/06/20170621MyrowUrbanFarm.mp3","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/bayareabites/118478/urban-gardening-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-downtown-san-jose","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Ask any gardener: Nothing tastes so sweet as something you grew yourself, even in the big city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Silicon Valley was paved over with concrete, it was the Valley of Heart’s Delight, boasting some of the world’s richest topsoil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there’s poetic irony in the fact that some techies can’t wait to get their hands in that soil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s just soothing. It’s healing,\" says PayPal cloud manager Anant Kumar. He bought a home in San Jose in 2000. He tore out the grass straight away and planted a garden. \"I started out with what was easy: pumpkins, squashes, zucchinis, tomatoes, chili peppers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anant Kumar originally hails from the big city of New Delhi, in India, but his father grew up on a farm. Bitter melons – a taste of Kumar's home – are coming soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-118496\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Valley Verde is offering workshops for beginning urban gardeners, as well as seedlings to re-plant back home.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25757_Photo-May-25-11-43-22-AM-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valley Verde is offering workshops for beginning urban gardeners, as well as seedlings to re-plant back home. \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"You saute them with a few onions, maybe add a little bit of mango powder. You got to try it!\" Kumar insists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kumar is keen to spread the good word about gardening. Along with several PayPal colleagues, he volunteered to build a greenhouse for a San Jose non-profit called \u003ca href=\"http://www.valleyverde.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valley Verde\u003c/a>, which helps low-income families grow their own food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent sunny day, the group celebrated the greenhouse’s grand opening in San Jose’s first “urban agriculture incentive zone.” What was a used car lot is now covered with raised planting beds and stacks of bagged soil. \"It looks amazing,\" Kumar gushes, \"and I think we need more of this in the city.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are workshops for beginners, and seedlings to replant back home. Property owner Thang Do says he does intend to develop on the land eventually, but in the meantime, he’s game to lend the land to gardeners. \"I mean, what’s not to like about this?\" he asks, rhetorically, before acknowledging, \"The city and the county take a hit on something like this because they’re giving landowners like me a property tax break.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_118498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-118498 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut.jpg\" alt='Thang Do addresses a crowd that gathered for the grand opening of the greenhouse on his property. He plans to develop after five years but is happy to let Valley Verde have the run of the place before then. Do says \"At a time when national politics is so divisive, nice to see local community come together.\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/24/2017/06/RS25756_Photo-May-25-11-42-46-AM-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thang Do addresses a crowd that gathered for the grand opening of the greenhouse on his property. He plans to develop on the land after five years, but is happy to let Valley Verde have the run of the place before then. Do says \"At a time when national politics is so divisive, nice to see local community come together.\" \u003ccite>(Rachael Myrow)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State law \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Assembly-bill-would-extend-tax-break-to-turn-10963151.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">changed in 2014\u003c/a> to incentivize landowners like Do by assessing the property value as relatively cheap farmland – not pricey downtown lots. But the concept is taking more time than anticipated to take root. It’s taken years to get counties and cities to make the necessary local rule changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s frustrating how long it takes because it seems like a no-brainer. It seems like you could just make it happen. But government is government,\" Do says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Is it worth the bother? Yes, says Tori Truscheit, an organizer with \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/SHCSLaMesaVerde/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Mesa Verde\u003c/a>, a network of home gardeners working in tandem with Valley Verde. \"Not only are they going to have beautiful vegetables, but they’re going to be connected to other people who care about where their food comes from,\" Truscheit says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, only four cities have the zones: San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego. Los Angeles is working toward passing an ordinance. Unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as Santa Clara County, already offer the tax breaks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state law, however, expires in 2019. But urban farmers have their eye on a new \u003ca href=\"https://a19.asmdc.org/press-releases/ting-pushes-extension-property-tax-breaks-community-gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill that would extend\u003c/a> the program for another decade, hoping it makes its way to the Governor’s desk before harvest time in October.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/bayareabites/118478/urban-gardening-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-downtown-san-jose","authors":["251"],"categories":["bayareabites_109","bayareabites_64","bayareabites_11028","bayareabites_10028","bayareabites_2554","bayareabites_1245","bayareabites_45","bayareabites_2035","bayareabites_34","bayareabites_265","bayareabites_358","bayareabites_91","bayareabites_60"],"tags":["bayareabites_17080","bayareabites_14752","bayareabites_2055"],"featImg":"bayareabites_118497","label":"source_bayareabites_118478"},"news_71719":{"type":"posts","id":"news_71719","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"71719","score":null,"sort":[1343431315000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"berkeleyside-podcast-whats-up-with-all-those-chickens-in-town","title":"Berkeleyside Podcast: What's Up With All Those Chickens in Town?","publishDate":1343431315,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Our news associate Berkeleyside has put up a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/category/podcast/\">series of podcasts\u003c/a>, complete with photos, and here's the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHpyxJRHooE&feature=youtu.be\">latest\u003c/a>. It asks the very Berkeley question: what's up with all those chickens in town? \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/CHpyxJRHooE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/BerkeleysidePodcast\">subscribe to the Berkeleyside podcast here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1343433010,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":5,"wordCount":44},"headData":{"title":"Berkeleyside Podcast: What's Up With All Those Chickens in Town? | KQED","description":"Our news associate Berkeleyside has put up a series of podcasts, complete with photos, and here's the latest. It asks the very Berkeley question: what's up with all those chickens in town? You can subscribe to the Berkeleyside podcast here.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"71719 http://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=71719","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/27/berkeleyside-podcast-whats-up-with-all-those-chickens-in-town/","disqusTitle":"Berkeleyside Podcast: What's Up With All Those Chickens in Town?","path":"/news/71719/berkeleyside-podcast-whats-up-with-all-those-chickens-in-town","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Our news associate Berkeleyside has put up a \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/category/podcast/\">series of podcasts\u003c/a>, complete with photos, and here's the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHpyxJRHooE&feature=youtu.be\">latest\u003c/a>. It asks the very Berkeley question: what's up with all those chickens in town? \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ciframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/CHpyxJRHooE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/BerkeleysidePodcast\">subscribe to the Berkeleyside podcast here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/71719/berkeleyside-podcast-whats-up-with-all-those-chickens-in-town","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_1167"],"label":"news_6944"},"news_34824":{"type":"posts","id":"news_34824","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"34824","score":null,"sort":[1311620252000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"oakland-reevaluating-urban-farming-rules","title":"Oakland Reevaluating Urban Farming Rules","publishDate":1311620252,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Oakland is taking another look at its urban agriculture rules. The clash between Oakland's regulations, which were written in 1965, and the current popularity of urban homesteading came to a head in March when urban farmer and author \u003ca href=\"http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/\">Novella Carpenter\u003c/a> was \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/04/04/update-on-urban-agriculture-in-oakland/\">threatened with a fine\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_34991\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 240px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/07/Novella-Carpenter.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/07/Novella-Carpenter.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Novella-Carpenter\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34991\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Urban farmer Novella Carpenter, who was dinged by Oakland for a $2800 permit. Photo: Ghost Town Farm\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city has already made some changes; it's now legal to grow and sell vegetables on an empty lot with a conditional use permit. (Carpenter got in trouble for farming on an empty, commercially zoned lot, rather than on one connected with her home.) But Oakland is looking at broader changes to the current zoning regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland Planning Department hosted its first community workshop to gather ideas and feedback on farming in the city last week. Reporter Irene Florez from \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/article/planning-urban-farming-oakland-holds-public-brainstorming\">Oakland Local\u003c/a> went to the meeting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Despite an agenda covering contentious topics, the roughly 300 attendees walked throughout the North Oakland Senior Center and evenly voiced their concerns with current urban farming regulations, intermittently stopping at one of the five tables set-up to capture the issues that the city should consider in its new urban agricultural policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\"In my 20 years of zoning work, this is the biggest meeting I've seen,\" Eric Angstad, Community and Economic Development Agency Deputy Director, said. \"Urban agriculture is an issue people feel strongly about and in this case, we have a major conflict that is bringing even more people out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/07/22/at-planning-meeting-oaklanders-debate-over-urban-animal-husbandry/\">Oakland North reports\u003c/a> one of the hotly debated topics was animal husbandry: Should Oaklanders be permitted to raise, slaughter, and sell animals? Or \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/perspectives/R201107130735\">not\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An advisory council for the city is collecting ideas, and will submit a draft proposal in October. That will be presented in another public meeting before it goes to the City Council.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CEDA/o/PlanningZoning/OAK029859#Resources\">share your ideas\u003c/a> with the city of Oakland by attending a workshop in the future, or emailing your ideas to the planning department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Related:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/turned-in-the-cup/\">Turned in the Conditional Use Permit\u003c/a> (Novella Carpenter, \u003cem>Ghost Town Farm\u003c/em>, May 4)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1311620973,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":9,"wordCount":351},"headData":{"title":"Oakland Reevaluating Urban Farming Rules | KQED","description":"Oakland is taking another look at its urban agriculture rules. 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The clash between Oakland's regulations, which were written in 1965, and the current popularity of urban homesteading came to a head in March when urban farmer and author \u003ca href=\"http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/\">Novella Carpenter\u003c/a> was \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/04/04/update-on-urban-agriculture-in-oakland/\">threatened with a fine\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_34991\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 240px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/07/Novella-Carpenter.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/07/Novella-Carpenter.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Novella-Carpenter\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34991\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Urban farmer Novella Carpenter, who was dinged by Oakland for a $2800 permit. Photo: Ghost Town Farm\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city has already made some changes; it's now legal to grow and sell vegetables on an empty lot with a conditional use permit. (Carpenter got in trouble for farming on an empty, commercially zoned lot, rather than on one connected with her home.) But Oakland is looking at broader changes to the current zoning regulations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland Planning Department hosted its first community workshop to gather ideas and feedback on farming in the city last week. Reporter Irene Florez from \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandlocal.com/article/planning-urban-farming-oakland-holds-public-brainstorming\">Oakland Local\u003c/a> went to the meeting:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Despite an agenda covering contentious topics, the roughly 300 attendees walked throughout the North Oakland Senior Center and evenly voiced their concerns with current urban farming regulations, intermittently stopping at one of the five tables set-up to capture the issues that the city should consider in its new urban agricultural policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px\">\"In my 20 years of zoning work, this is the biggest meeting I've seen,\" Eric Angstad, Community and Economic Development Agency Deputy Director, said. \"Urban agriculture is an issue people feel strongly about and in this case, we have a major conflict that is bringing even more people out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/07/22/at-planning-meeting-oaklanders-debate-over-urban-animal-husbandry/\">Oakland North reports\u003c/a> one of the hotly debated topics was animal husbandry: Should Oaklanders be permitted to raise, slaughter, and sell animals? Or \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/perspectives/R201107130735\">not\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An advisory council for the city is collecting ideas, and will submit a draft proposal in October. 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The \u003ca href=\"http://richmondsfblog.com/2011/07/08/time-machine-the-alexandria-theater/\">\u003cstrong>Richmond District Blog of San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> takes us back with some nice photos.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>From \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/06/17/you-tell-us-an-argument-against-urban-animal-agriculture/\">\u003cstrong>Oakland North\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: An argument against urban animal agriculture\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>From \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2011/07/01/diet-sodas-may-not-be-as-harmless-as-you-think/\">\u003cstrong>QUEST\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Diet Sodas May Not Be As Harmless As You Think\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1310165494,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":2,"wordCount":45},"headData":{"title":"Blog Beat: Alexandria Movie House Remembered; An Argument Against Urban Animal Agriculture | KQED","description":"Remember the Alexandria movie palace on Geary Street? 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The \u003ca href=\"http://richmondsfblog.com/2011/07/08/time-machine-the-alexandria-theater/\">\u003cstrong>Richmond District Blog of San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> takes us back with some nice photos.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>From \u003ca href=\"http://oaklandnorth.net/2011/06/17/you-tell-us-an-argument-against-urban-animal-agriculture/\">\u003cstrong>Oakland North\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: An argument against urban animal agriculture\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>From \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2011/07/01/diet-sodas-may-not-be-as-harmless-as-you-think/\">\u003cstrong>QUEST\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>: Diet Sodas May Not Be As Harmless As You Think\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/33562/blog-beat-alexandria-movie-theater-remembered-an-argument-against-urban-animal-agriculture","authors":["80"],"programs":["news_6944"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_1167"],"label":"news_6944"},"news_24750":{"type":"posts","id":"news_24750","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"24750","score":null,"sort":[1303427481000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"interview-san-francisco-urban-farmers-brooke-budner-and-caitlyn-galloway-of-little-city-gardens","title":"Interview: Little City Gardens Farmers Brooke Budner and Caitlyn Galloway","publishDate":1303427481,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Mayor Ed Lee signed a new measure allowing \"urban agriculture\" in San Francisco on Wednesday. The legislation rewrites old zoning laws that prohibited people from selling homegrown produce without a permit and a hearing in front of the city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The push to change the city's codes was lead by farmers like Brooke Buddner and Caitlin Galloway who founded \u003ca href=\"http://www.littlecitygardens.com/\">Little City Gardens\u003c/a>, a small farm on an empty lot in San Francisco's Mission Terrace. After discovering the city's expensive permit process they teamed up with other local food lovers to push for the zoning change. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reporter Lauren Sommer spoke with Buddner and Galloway in February about their urban farm. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About the project\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/04/Urban-Ag-Intro-Project.mp3|titles=Urban Ag Intro Project]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neighbors reaction\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/04/urban-ag-neighbors-reaction-and-criticism.mp3|titles=urban ag neighbors reaction and criticism]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How they chose their site\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/04/urban-ag-choosing-site.mp3|titles=urban ag choosing site]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Campaigning for a new zoning law\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/04/UrbanAg-Zoning-and-Campaign.mp3|titles=UrbanAg Zoning and Campaign]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The importance of urban agriculture\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2011/04/urban-ag-importance-project.mp3|titles=urban ag importance project]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ordinance also allows for the sale, donation, or pick-up of fresh food grown throughout the city, as well as \"value-addded products\" like jams, pickles or pies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland's urban farmer, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/03/30/city-of-oakland-fines-urban-homesteading-author-novella-carpenter/\">Novella Carpenter\u003c/a>, who is faces thousands of dollars in fines, hopes that other cities will follow San Francisco's lead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More:\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/21/BA5S1J4HSC.DTL\">'Urban agriculture' takes root with law \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1303436291,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":13,"wordCount":313},"headData":{"title":"Interview: Little City Gardens Farmers Brooke Budner and Caitlyn Galloway | KQED","description":"Mayor Ed Lee signed a new measure allowing "urban agriculture" in San Francisco on Wednesday. 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Oakland Cancels Majority of Teacher Layoffs","publishDate":1303397325,"format":"aside","headTitle":"News Fix | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":6944,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-567\" title=\"coffee \" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2010/10/89687195-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/21/BA5S1J4HSC.DTL\">'Urban agriculture' takes root with law\u003c/a> (SF Chronicle)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>It's no longer illegal to grow Swiss chard in your backyard and sell it to the corner restaurant. Mayor Ed Lee on Wednesday signed legislation that allows for \"urban agriculture\" throughout the city, including the sale of garden produce.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_17893522\">Oakland school district plans to cancel more layoff notices\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...This week, while schools were closed for spring break, (Oakland school) district officials released plans to spare about 82 percent of the full-time positions that had been slated for possible elimination. The number of K-12 jobs to be slashed strictly for budget reasons has dwindled to 35. (A dozen teachers without the proper authorization to teach English learners are also expected to be laid off.)\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ktvu.com/news/27620324/detail.html\">Marin Residents Outraged Over Propoesed Sewage Rate Hike\u003c/a> (KTVU)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Water customers packed a meeting of the Ross Valley Sanitation District Wednesday night to protest a rate increase that could make their bills spike by hundreds of dollars. Customers told KTVU they first got a glossy card in the mail that touted the sewer district's low rates. Now they feel the cards were a set up for an increase as officials propose doubling what Marin customers were being charged. \"I feel burned, \" says Ford Greene of San Anselmo, \" I feel like my money's being spent on glossy mailers.\" Customers could see their annual sewer fee shoot from about $500 to $900 on top of the $200 tacked onto their property taxes. In the city of Larkspur where there is a smaller tax assessment, rates could top $1,000 a year.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17893716?nclick_check=1\">Bay Area water customers punished for conservation\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California's water woes have compelled Peninsula and East Bay residents to conserve more water than they have at almost any time since the drought of 1992. Their reward? The biggest water-rate increase they've ever seen. On May 10, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will consider tacking on a 47 percent rate increase for the water it pumps to Bay Area customers from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the lower Sierra Nevada. The agency needs to fill an unexpected revenue gap of $65 million, which it attributes to the fact that water customers outside San Francisco have been using less water and saving money on their bills.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568476/brown-orders-state-to-collect.html\">Brown orders state to collect its debts from workers\u003c/a> (Sacramento Bee)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Travel expenses and cash advances for state employees have become the latest targets of Gov. Jerry Brown's push to save money and crack down on inefficiencies in state government. The Democratic governor issued an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies and departments to step up their efforts to track down what his office estimates is millions of dollars worth of travel and salary advances that state employees have failed to repay.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568670/visit-by-nba-today-could-be-capitals.html\">Visit by NBA today could be capital's last chance to keep Kings\u003c/a> (Sacramento Bee)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Is Sacramento major league? A pair of National Basketball Association representatives come to town today to ask that very question. Fan groups are asking people to wear purple as a statement of support for Sacramento pro basketball. The real work, however, will happen behind closed doors, where Mayor Kevin Johnson and community leaders will seek to convince the league that Sacramento has the financial wherewithal to support the Kings – including getting a new sports and entertainment arena built.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/04/new-san-francisco-police-chief-could-be-selected-within-week\">New San Francisco police chief could be selected within a week\u003c/a> (Bay City News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A selection for a new chief of the San Francisco Police Department could be made in about a week, Mayor Ed Lee said Wednesday. Lee was tasked with selecting the department's top cop in January after outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom picked former Chief George Gascon to take over the position of district attorney for Kamala Harris, who was elected the\u003cbr>\nstate's attorney general.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17895177\">San Jose's Butcher Dog Park to reopen Thursday\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>t was unlikely that a dog was poisoned at San Jose's Butcher Dog Park on Saturday, and the park will reopen Thursday afternoon, animal services officials said. The popular park on Camden Avenue was closed after Jennifer Tian's Shiba Inu, Colin, became sick Saturday while at the park and died a short time later. The park was closed as a precautionary measure.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17892740\">Hiring surge brings recruiters to Bay Area campus job fairs\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>After years of gloom, college students are flocking to campus job fairs this month in what is shaping up to be the best job hunting season since the Class of 2008. Universities all over the Bay Area report an increase in the number of recruiters seeking to fill entry-level jobs and internships -- brightening prospects for students whose entire adult lives have been clouded by the Great Recession.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/21/BA1S1J4Q53.DTL\">S.F. 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The high number of public safety employees who retire with the benefit is unacceptable, the report says, and greatly exceeds those of other major California cities... The 34-page city audit, which says the system is in dire need of reform, also found that some employees who were granted disability retirements were working full time right up to the time they left the city, while others were working full time in positions in which their duties had been modified.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17893757\">Obama's Facebook appearance covers range of issues\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>President Barack Obama brought the ideological budget debate that is roiling Washington to Silicon Valley on Wednesday, speaking at an Internet town hall at Facebook that was simultaneously local, global and interactive -- a political trifecta that only an online social network could achieve. Obama chose a critical moment in his confrontation with congressional Republicans to use the power of social media for his political goals, as he tried to tap into the predominantly young, 600-million-member network of Facebook. \u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17893676\">iSpy: Apple's iPhones can track users' movements\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Two researchers announced Wednesday that they had discovered a file stored on those devices that records where they have been, and when. The data in the file, which is found on all devices running Apple's iOS operating system and on computers to which those iOS devices are synced, could be used to plot users' movements. The file is unencrypted and collects the location data without users' knowledge or consent, said Peter Warden and Alasdair Allan, who presented their findings at the Where 2.0 conference in Santa Clara.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17892866\">Apple has blowout quarter; profit up 95 percent\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Apple (AAPL) juggernaut rolled full steam into the new calendar year, as the company Wednesday announced another quarter of breathtaking sales and profit, overcoming concerns about the impact of Japan's natural catastrophes on the suppliers assembling the Macs, iPhones and iPads that the world can't seem to get enough of. While Apple struggled to meet surging demand for its second-generation iPad, iPhone sales jumped 113 percent from a year ago, thanks in part to the company's decision to start selling the phones through Verizon as well as AT&T. As a result, Apple's second-quarter profit climbed nearly 100 percent.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1303404880,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":1316},"headData":{"title":"Morning Splash: SF Legalizes Homegrown Produce Sales; Oakland Cancels Majority of Teacher Layoffs | KQED","description":"'Urban agriculture' takes root with law (SF Chronicle) It's no longer illegal to grow Swiss chard in your backyard and sell it to the corner restaurant. Mayor Ed Lee on Wednesday signed legislation that allows for "urban agriculture" throughout the city, including the sale of garden produce. 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Mayor Ed Lee on Wednesday signed legislation that allows for \"urban agriculture\" throughout the city, including the sale of garden produce.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_17893522\">Oakland school district plans to cancel more layoff notices\u003c/a> (Oakland Tribune)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>...This week, while schools were closed for spring break, (Oakland school) district officials released plans to spare about 82 percent of the full-time positions that had been slated for possible elimination. The number of K-12 jobs to be slashed strictly for budget reasons has dwindled to 35. (A dozen teachers without the proper authorization to teach English learners are also expected to be laid off.)\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ktvu.com/news/27620324/detail.html\">Marin Residents Outraged Over Propoesed Sewage Rate Hike\u003c/a> (KTVU)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Water customers packed a meeting of the Ross Valley Sanitation District Wednesday night to protest a rate increase that could make their bills spike by hundreds of dollars. Customers told KTVU they first got a glossy card in the mail that touted the sewer district's low rates. Now they feel the cards were a set up for an increase as officials propose doubling what Marin customers were being charged. \"I feel burned, \" says Ford Greene of San Anselmo, \" I feel like my money's being spent on glossy mailers.\" Customers could see their annual sewer fee shoot from about $500 to $900 on top of the $200 tacked onto their property taxes. In the city of Larkspur where there is a smaller tax assessment, rates could top $1,000 a year.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17893716?nclick_check=1\">Bay Area water customers punished for conservation\u003c/a> (San Jose Mercury News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>California's water woes have compelled Peninsula and East Bay residents to conserve more water than they have at almost any time since the drought of 1992. Their reward? The biggest water-rate increase they've ever seen. On May 10, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will consider tacking on a 47 percent rate increase for the water it pumps to Bay Area customers from the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in the lower Sierra Nevada. The agency needs to fill an unexpected revenue gap of $65 million, which it attributes to the fact that water customers outside San Francisco have been using less water and saving money on their bills.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568476/brown-orders-state-to-collect.html\">Brown orders state to collect its debts from workers\u003c/a> (Sacramento Bee)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Travel expenses and cash advances for state employees have become the latest targets of Gov. Jerry Brown's push to save money and crack down on inefficiencies in state government. The Democratic governor issued an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies and departments to step up their efforts to track down what his office estimates is millions of dollars worth of travel and salary advances that state employees have failed to repay.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2011/04/21/3568670/visit-by-nba-today-could-be-capitals.html\">Visit by NBA today could be capital's last chance to keep Kings\u003c/a> (Sacramento Bee)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Is Sacramento major league? A pair of National Basketball Association representatives come to town today to ask that very question. Fan groups are asking people to wear purple as a statement of support for Sacramento pro basketball. The real work, however, will happen behind closed doors, where Mayor Kevin Johnson and community leaders will seek to convince the league that Sacramento has the financial wherewithal to support the Kings – including getting a new sports and entertainment arena built.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/04/new-san-francisco-police-chief-could-be-selected-within-week\">New San Francisco police chief could be selected within a week\u003c/a> (Bay City News)\u003cbr>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A selection for a new chief of the San Francisco Police Department could be made in about a week, Mayor Ed Lee said Wednesday. 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On April 14th, new urban agriculture laws take effect under the city's \u003ca href=\"http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CEDA/o/PlanningZoning/s/LUC/index.htm\">zoning update,\u003c/a> and it will become legal to grow veggies on empty lots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carpenter says her chickens, ducks and rabbits will still be illegal, since the new laws don't apply to livestock. But Oakland will revist that issue in 6-8 months. And judging by the \u003ca href=\"http://ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/april-fools-day/\">comments on Carpenter's blog,\u003c/a> Oakland can expect an earful when they ask for public comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Related \u003ca href=\"../../bayareabites/\">Bay Area Bites\u003c/a> posts\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"../../bayareabites/2010/05/28/urban-animal-husbandry-on-food-wine-this-week/\">Urban Animal Husbandry on Food & Wine This Week\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"../../bayareabites/2010/05/20/goat-curious-take-urban-goats-101-with-novella-carpenter/\">Goat-Curious? 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