Front Yard Fruit Stands in Redlands, California
June 24, 2011 2 Comments
By Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law
I am a native of the Inland Empire and some of my earliest memories are of Redlands, from the San Bernardino County Museum, to field trips to Kimberly Crest, and attending meetings in the Assembly Room of the A.K. Smiley Public Library. I learned much more about Redlands as Assistant City Attorney from January 2006 to June 2010. My office as a private attorney is in Redlands.
You can’t really know a city until you have walked its streets, particularly its residential areas. One of the perksof street level exploration of a city (other than noticing the infrastructure) is finding little gems. One of the things that gives Redlands its character is its history in agriculture, not just being the Washington Navel Orange capital of the world, but appreciating the still-large amount of active agriculture. In addition to active agriculture, there are backyard remnants of groves and other fruit trees. If you drive around Redlands, you can find many front yard fruit stands. You can find a story on this phenomenon in the Press-Enterprise article published on March 5, 2010 titled “Citrus Sales are part of the tradition of Redlands, nothing beats fresh” by Jan Sears and Darrell R. Santschi. As of the writing of this post, it is available online. I am not going to link to it because newspaper links break very easily.
For example pomegranates grow very well in Redlands. And even though they are very expensive in supermarkets, you can pick them up at some front yard fruit stands.
I know of no guide to these fruit stands. As I discover their exact location, I will post their block location and produce. I do not want to give exact locations, because the people providing the service are doing a great the public a favor, and if the Press-Enterprise story is any indication, running the stands is a hassle. If anyone with a stand wants to make a comment, or grant me permission to put an exact location, I will publish it below. If anyone does not want to be included, let me know as well.
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Michael Reiter, Municipal Attorney. Partner with Cole Huber, LLP in Ontario, Roseville California 