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From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall of Farming in Los Angeles

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From Cows to Concrete: The Rise and Fall of Farming in Los Angeles

What? Los Angeles was the original wine country of California, leading the state's wine production for more than a century? Los Angeles County was the agricultural center of North America until the 1950s? And where today's freeways soar, cows calmly chewed their cud? How could that be? Los Angeles, the capital of asphalt and Klieg lights, was once a paradise filled with grapevines and bovines, so abundant with Nature's gifts that no one could imagine a more pastoral place? Los Angeles County was the center of an agricultural empire. Today, it is the nation's most populous urban metropolis. What happened? Where did the green go? As Americans connect with gardens, farmers markets, and urban farms, most are unaware that each of these activities have deep roots in Los Angeles, and that the healthy food they savor literally had its roots in L.A. This book is for all who treasure the country's agrarian history.
Country USA
Brand Angel City Press
Manufacturer Angel City Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-05-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781626400313

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