Back in the Day: Cutting fruit during summers in Suisun Valley a rite of passage
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA A cartoon that former Fairfielder Terry N. Lanham drew in 1969 after cutting apricots that summer in the Suisun Valley. (Courtesy photo) Back in the Day: Cutting fruit during summers in Suisun Valley a rite of passage A rite of passage for many Solano County residents growing up was cutting fruit in the summers for different ranches in the Suisun Valley. They included German and Sons, Cal Yee’s, Piazza’s, Lum’s, the Fong ranch, Glashoff’s and more. It was a first job for many people and the reasons they did it were as varied as needing to help out their ho...
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