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Explore different fruits and vegetables “What’s amazing about Kern County is that it’s one of the only places in the world where we can grow the widest variety of crops,” said Eric White, a gardening expert at White Forest Nursery. “You can harvest something every month of the year, and it’s very sustainable with a little bit of work,” he added. A treat for new gardeners is that the fruit you grow from your first harvest will taste 10 times better than store-bought fruit. “Organic produce has a higher glucose content, so they’re sweeter,” said Perez. White Forest Nursery also offers a fruit harvesting class to learn how you can harvest at home.
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