San Jose Fruit Packing Company |
Agricultural History (General Resources):
- California Farm Bureau History
- The Santa Clara County Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers
- The National Park Service on Santa Clara Valley
Apricots:
- City of Sunnyvale Library, Historical Images
- Early History of Santa Clara County, National Park Service
- Santa Clara County and its Resources, San José Historical Museum Association, 1896
Cherries:
Prunes:
Canneries:
Fruit Labels:
Crop Rotation in South Santa Clara County:
Climate and Drought History:
- Santa Clara County and its Resources, San José Historical Museum Association, 1896
Prunes:
- SCU Digital Collections, Images-1 and Images -2
- Santa Clara County and its Resources, San José Historical Museum Association, 1896
Grapes, Wine and Spirits:
- Please see my Wine History Page for more information.
Canneries:
- The Canning Industry in San Jose, San Jose Inside
- Packing It In, the closing of the Del Monte Cannery, SJ Mercury News
- Preserving the Past, SF Gate (Chronicle) article
- Libby's Cannery, Images, City of Sunnyvale Library
- Shuckl's Cannery, Images, City of Sunnyvale Library
- Shasta-Hansett Park, San Jose: Breweries, Canneries, Cattle
- History San Jose' online Cannery Life histories and images.
Fruit Labels:
- See History San Jose' online to view images
- See SCU Digital Collections online for various images
- See Fruit Labels in Agricultural Park, San Jose
- Asters and Mums: Yellow Flower Power by H. M.Lai
- Becoming Chinese in America - Online book Excerpt
- Early Pioneer Award: Gordon Chan and Family, Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
Crop Rotation in South Santa Clara County:
- Greenbelt Alliance Map: Farming and Ranching in SCC
Dairy and Cattle:
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa County Park Historic Area
- Pierce Ranch, Almaden
- Portuguese Immigrants, cattle, and Dairy Hill in San Jose
Heritage Garden Plants and Community Gardens:
- The Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose
- The Heritage Roses Groups (Click on "Links")
- The California Native Plant Society
- Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
- Old Time Farm and Garden (Radio) Show
- The Santa Clara County Rose Society
- Santa Clara Valley District, California Garden Clubs
- Silicon Valley Health Corps Community Gardens
- California Department of Water Resources: Historical Drought periods in California
- Santa Clara Valley Water District: Timeline of the history of water in Santa Clara County
- USGS: Interactive California Drought map and data
- Western Regional Climate Center: Historical Climate Information by State and US regions