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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now too. Strawberry farmer Glenn Hasegawa, Good.

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<v Speaker 2>Morning, Glenn, good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>We are thrilled to talk to you because there's something

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<v Speaker 1>very sweet coming to the Ventura County Fairgrounds.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely. We have the twenty twenty five California Strawberry Festival.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us a little bit fairgrounds, and it's basically right

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<v Speaker 2>on the beach.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh it's on the beach or next to the beach.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, on the beach. A great location.

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<v Speaker 1>I love this. So for somebody who has not been

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<v Speaker 1>to the California Strawberry Festival, I know we drove out

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<v Speaker 1>there last year and visited and got to do a

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<v Speaker 1>little tasting, which was delicious. But if somebody hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>to the Strawberry Festival before, what can they expect?

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty much everything strawberries, Yeah, all kinds of strawberry related foods,

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<v Speaker 2>lots of attractions for the kids, and lots of strawberry

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<v Speaker 2>related displays. Just pretty much everything to do with strawberries.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, but it's not just strawberries. You have like arts

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<v Speaker 1>and crafts vendors and stuff too.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there are some mars and crafts vendors also, and

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different types of foods, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's carnival rides and it's that's a whole festival.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's fun for the whole family exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a great family related festival.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. And then Glenn tell us because we have this

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<v Speaker 1>strawberry festival, and that's because strawberries are a big deal

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<v Speaker 1>in California. Like, how many strawberries are grown in California year? Like,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the crop worth?

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, as far as Ventura County goes, it's the Actually,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the biggest crop grown in Ventura County. I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's almost seven hundred million dollars worth of strawberries and

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<v Speaker 2>just in Dentuer County alone. And yeah, so I like

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<v Speaker 2>to think that Venture County is not the largest growing

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<v Speaker 2>strawberry grown area, but I think we have the best

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<v Speaker 2>strawberries here.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. So Glenn, you're you're an actual grower of strawberries.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yeah, I actually I'm a third generation strawberry grower.

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<v Speaker 2>My grandfather was a grower, my father and now I'm

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<v Speaker 2>also doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. And what makes Ventura County so great

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<v Speaker 1>for growing strawberries.

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<v Speaker 2>We just have a combination of great weather really good soil.

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<v Speaker 2>Strawberries really like moderate temperatures. They don't like it too cold,

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't like it too hot. And with ventur

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<v Speaker 2>County being so close to the ocean, the ocean really

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<v Speaker 2>moderates the temperature. So strawberries love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. Okay. So when is the Strawberry Festival, because

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<v Speaker 1>it's coming up this weekend?

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<v Speaker 2>Right exactly, it's this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, And it's at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that when we talked last year, there was limited parking

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<v Speaker 1>on site. So where do people go to find out

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<v Speaker 1>information on where's best to park and how to get

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<v Speaker 1>to the festival.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's there's many. They have shuttle setters shuttle service

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<v Speaker 2>setup and they can go to www. Kyleca Strawberry Festival

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<v Speaker 2>dot org. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can also get the tickets there or at

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<v Speaker 1>the gate.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you can purchase tickets there both at the gate

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<v Speaker 2>and also it's online okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And most importantly, can I buy strawberries and take them

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<v Speaker 1>home with me? Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we'll be there. There's there's three of us growers

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<v Speaker 2>and we're gonna have plenty of strawberries. For everybody. The

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<v Speaker 2>heat that we had last week really kicked up the

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<v Speaker 2>crop for us, and it really tastes good right now.

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<v Speaker 2>So there definitely be plenty of strawberries to buy there.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. Okay, it's a thirty ninth annual California

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<v Speaker 1>Strawberry Festival happening this Saturday and Sunday at the Ventura

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<v Speaker 1>County Fairgrounds. Glenn Hasagawa, thank you so much. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you have a super successful strawberry festival.

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<v Speaker 2>Great. We hope to see everybody there all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks