So this was not anything new to you LOL. It’s not grown in a huge number of places, from what I understand it almost has to be in a river delta type of environment. I think I tend to forget that California, despite the zillions of people, is quite a big agricultural state also.
We are surrounded by agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley. Around us are walnuts, almonds, dairy and various processing plants. Not to mention E&J Gallo winery.
I live in a rural area these days. That’s quite an adjustment for someone born and raised in NYC (LOL). Not that I’m making unfavorable comparisons. The natural beauty is amazing. Everywhere it seems there is proof of God’s existence, and His love for His creation. The parables are within reach here.
Oh..I was raised in the city myself Anna. Little Rock, not NYC, but a city. Only been a country boy for about 8 years. Yep, it’s an adjustment LOL. I understand where you are coming from on that issue!
Many don’t know that. You ought to read the article on the link Don posted in the thread, it’s pretty fascinating. I actually didn’t know that your own state, California, is also a major rice grower. Apparently Arkansas, Louiiania, and California grow 80 percent of the rice produced in this country. When I was a kid in school they used to teach us that Arkansas was the biggest rice exporter to, of all places, China.
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June 4, 2016 at 11:29
Wally–thanks for the pictures. I found this surfing the internet: http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=380 Somehow I can’t get it to paste as a link, but if you copy and paste it in the proper bar, you can get there. J.
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June 4, 2016 at 13:34
Hey J Thanks for that and the link worked fine. That was a really good article
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June 4, 2016 at 12:48
Yeh, why didn’t you tell me you were in Sacramento??
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June 4, 2016 at 13:42
Do they grow rice there
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June 4, 2016 at 14:36
Yup. We have a large rice growing area in the Delta.
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June 4, 2016 at 15:11
So this was not anything new to you LOL. It’s not grown in a huge number of places, from what I understand it almost has to be in a river delta type of environment. I think I tend to forget that California, despite the zillions of people, is quite a big agricultural state also.
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June 4, 2016 at 15:22
We are surrounded by agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley. Around us are walnuts, almonds, dairy and various processing plants. Not to mention E&J Gallo winery.
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June 4, 2016 at 21:29
Well, now that winery is important LOL
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June 4, 2016 at 22:33
It’s interesting that unless you know where it is, there are no signs that advertise it.
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June 5, 2016 at 18:36
I live in a rural area these days. That’s quite an adjustment for someone born and raised in NYC (LOL). Not that I’m making unfavorable comparisons. The natural beauty is amazing. Everywhere it seems there is proof of God’s existence, and His love for His creation. The parables are within reach here.
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June 5, 2016 at 19:41
Oh..I was raised in the city myself Anna. Little Rock, not NYC, but a city. Only been a country boy for about 8 years. Yep, it’s an adjustment LOL. I understand where you are coming from on that issue!
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June 6, 2016 at 02:02
This is going to show how ignorant I am…but I didn’t know they grew rice in America.
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June 6, 2016 at 04:40
Many don’t know that. You ought to read the article on the link Don posted in the thread, it’s pretty fascinating. I actually didn’t know that your own state, California, is also a major rice grower. Apparently Arkansas, Louiiania, and California grow 80 percent of the rice produced in this country. When I was a kid in school they used to teach us that Arkansas was the biggest rice exporter to, of all places, China.
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