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San Joaquin Valley

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  1. A vast valley in central California.


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Known for its rich farmland.

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In the midmorning heat, hundreds of people lined up outside a San Joaquin Valley farm this week to get their haul from large blue bins filled with thousands of bright red nectarines.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 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

Yet it’s pretty good as the centerpiece of an overnight road trip probing small towns and back roads of the western San Joaquin Valley and eastern San Luis Obispo County.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

The National Weather Service issued a fog advisory for the San Joaquin Valley on Saturday, including stretches of Highway 99.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 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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