Carpinteria Greenhouse & Nursery Tour
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This was billed as the 6th Annual tour. We took a tour of the greenhouses in
2004, 10 years ago... But that was run by the Chamber of Commerce. It is now
put on by the California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC). In the early days you
had to pay for the tour and it included a bus tour, lunch and more. My guess
is because you had to pay the number of people who attended was not that high.
This event was very busy and very well attended to the point we will not go back
again. Can you say lines and parking headaches at the growers facilities that
are not equipped for this. |
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They had food trucks at a few of the growers but near lunch time food trucks
are not equipped to handle the masses they got. We just skipped that part.
It is very interesting visiting the different growers and seeing how their
operations work. It is of course beautiful too seeing all the flowers. One of
the downsides of it being run by the CCFC is you do not get to see the
vegetable operations in Carpinteria. |
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These blue iris to the left are not natural. The grower inject s dye into
the plant that turns them this color. They sure are pretty though and were
the first thing we noticed at this grower. We find Carpinteria a fun, smaller
CA city to visit with good restaurants, great beaches and a nice small town
feel. We may investigate taking the train from Upland to Carpinteria and
spending a night. |
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