MemphisCaliCook

Today I went with a class I was subbing for on a field trip. It was a little chaotic at first but luckily these are 3rd graders and not any younger. I had a group of 16 and several other adults with me so it was low stress and more fun. We went to George Key Ranch, in Placentia. There is very little Orange Groves left and luckily this place has one of the oldest and last remaining orange groves left.
When I was a child living on El Toro Base, there were Orange Groves all over the area, especially in the Irvine area. I used to love seeing them and walking around in their groves. Now those same areas are track housing, Irvine Spectrum Mall, and much more. I dont think there is even ONE orange tree left in that area. I cant help but every time I see an orange tree to think back to the days when there was so much open land and nothing but green and orange to be seen for sometimes a mile.
I was so grateful to see they have preserved this small but old ranch with one of the last orange groves, that way we can show and talk about the old Orange County to the younger generations that regretably will not get to experience the miles of groves I had growing up. Hard to believe that in a county that was named after the Orange Groves, that their is hardly one small grove left still to be found.