Comments on: J&P Cosentino Family Farm Remains One of Santa Clara County’s Last Links to Agricultural Heritage

By: Celine

Celine — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:00:30 +0000

Sooo sad that this land that could be so productive was lost.

By: M.T.GUNN

M.T.GUNN — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:55:45 +0000

Nearly 50 years ago I came to the valley looking for work, I got a job as an electrician at Stokley Van Camps frozen food plant on Newhall Street. We worked that plant 24-7 during the processing seasons
mostly vegetables grown in and around the valley, hard hot a sweaty work. I bought my first house over on the east side, I was amazed at how well the fruit trees grew here orange, lemon, apples, cherries, olive, avocados, peach, tomatoes and many other things grew in the very heavy clay like soil. It’s a shame we have covered all that wonderful dirt and warm climate that turned the Valley of Harts Delight
into the Silicon Valley of no Hart at all!

By: SCC Resident

SCC Resident — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:41:02 +0000

They have yard sale -like signs out on Camden Ave directing you to the farm stand. Look for them, you can’t miss ’em.

This is a great story, well documenting the last family orchard. Over in Evergreen, there used to be the Cortese’s cherry orchard, but those are now cookie cutter single family homes right across the creek from Evergreen Valley College. When I was younger, back when the vineyard was still there, I knew some of the Mirassou kids. But I think they also grew mushrooms, too. Hmmm…