Strawberry field remains despite growth

From: The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. | Date: March 29, 2008| Author: Mark Petix | Copyright information

ONTARIO - They've been slipping away, one small fruit stand at a time.

The valley grows houses now, not fruit. So every day, the truck farms that once dotted the area inch closer to memory.

Steve Rudy, owner of Starberry Farms in San Dimas, takes it in stride.

"There are fewer fruit stands," he said. "Everything changes."

But in Ontario, San Dimas and Chino, Starberry Farms is keeping a bit of the valley's past alive, selling the plump, sweet strawberries they g...

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