Horticulturist Gary Matsuoka explained that Orange County’s second most valuable crop—other than weed—is fresh strawberries. As an illustration, he shared information about his own relatives who made their fortune in the 1960s growing strawberries. Farmers he knows today grow many crops, yet they always rotate back to focusing on strawberries because that’s their best money maker. Farmers he knows today grow many crops like cabbage, beans and others, but the money is in the strawberries.
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