San Joaquin Valley
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Known for its rich farmland.
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In a neighborhood flanked by grapevines and orange groves on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, people cannot drink the water from their faucets because it’s contaminated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The State Water Resources Control Board ordered landowners in parts of the San Joaquin Valley around Corcoran and Pixley to submit detailed reports by Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
They’ll say that farming is unsustainable in the San Joaquin Valley, a region of incomparable fertility that produces more than half of California’s agricultural output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Michael Thurlow, whose family grows peaches, nectarines and plums in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has been a longtime supplier of D’Fresh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
As usual, after the strawberry season was over in Santa Maria, Papa decided to move to the San Joaquin Valley in Central California to pick grapes.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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