Posted by: foodie west
on Jun 16, 2009
Fruit stands are a fixture in California, it’s easy enough to classify them as small, medium and large. The small classification could be anything from a table with an umbrella and chair to a small shack or stand that serves a purpose of displaying the goods off the ground. The large can be classified as the medium one that at some point took the next step and is now a full-fledged building with convenience store qualities and usually a lot of offerings that aren’t actually “local” at all. The medium class, well, that’s just in between the small and the large isn’t it?
As a child I have memories of the fruit stands in southern California, that was when there was still agriculture in Orange County. Tiny little shacks on the side of the road selling fresh strawberries, many varieties of citrus, tomatoes and avocados etc.
Growing up on the central coast of California, the fruit stands take on a double duty, featuring more fresh vegetables, as the area is known as the salad bowl of California. Lettuce (of course), broccoli, artichokes, stalks of Brussels sprouts (I am a fan) commingle with strawberries, ollalieberries, apples and more.
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