When Portola lead the first explorers into the San Gregorio Valley, they
noted that the rich soil and cool climate would be good for growing crops
of all kinds. The native americans who lived here did not farm. They
harvested grass seeds and acorns.
When the american settlers came in the 1850's, the first thing they did
was to clear the sidehills and plow.
More to come.
Pat and Millie
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