- Oak Glen
Oak Glen,
California , is a small community situated between theSan Bernardino Mountains and theLittle San Bernardino Mountains .The original settlers, the
Cahuilla and the Serrano harvestedacorns ; manyMetate s can still be found in the streambeds where the acorns were leached. [ [http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/landuseservices/Community%20Plans/Oak%20Glen/OakGlenCP-FinalDraft-10-27-06-Clean.pdf San Bernardino County Oak Glen Community Plan] ] According toHuell Howser 's 2005 "California's Gold " profile, thepotato was the original crop grown by the first whites to settle in the area.The
apple orchards produces the Vasquez and the King David, grown only in Oak Glen [ [http://www.parrishranch.com/index.html Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch] ] , as well as antique varieties no longer commercially available such as Ben Davis,Gravenstein , and Pink Pearl.While Oak Glen grew apples mainly for export, in the 1940's, several farms began selling apples,
apple pie s,apple cider andapple butter from roadside stands. The export trade has virtually disappeared, and growers now earn much of their revenue from visitors who are allowed to pick apples directly off of trees.References
[http://books.google.com/books?id=ig_kCEOqOIEC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=%22Oak+Glen+Apple+Growers%22&source=web&ots=K9i-P_WN5q&sig=As6RWXYeC5g_aqEqM48yFFwqydk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPP1,M1 "Oak Glen and Los Rios Rancho" by J.R. Sanders]
External links
* [http://www.oakglen.net/ Oak Glen Apple Growers Association]
* [http://www.momscountryorchards.com/ Moms Country Orchards]
* [http://www.rileysapplefarm.com/ Riley's Apple Farm]
* [http://www.parrishranch.com/ Parrish Pioneer Apple Ranch]
* [http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/landuseservices/Community%20Plans/Oak%20Glen/OakGlenCP-FinalDraft-10-27-06-Clean.pdf San Bernardino County Oak Glen Community Plan]
* [http://www.losriosrancho.com/ Rileys at Los Rios Rancho]
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