Farm store at Cal Poly Pomona

I happened upon the farm store at Cal Poly Pomona the other weekend and picked up a bunch of citrus and avocados grown right there on campus, in the middle of its AGRIscape project -- 40 acres that showcase farming and urban landscaping practices that are sustainable. (You have to love a store where the parking lot dividers are filled with mint.)

In the store, you'll find Cal Poly Pomona's avocados (Bacon, Fuerte, Zutano), Algerian tangerines (I love them -- sweet and floral), lemons, oranges and orange juice, pummelos and grapefruit (Oro Blanco, Frua), squash, onion, broccoli, cabbage. Even their own beef, pork, sausage and jerky from the cows and pigs raised at the Meat Science facility (a USDA-inspected plant) on campus. Oh, and there's a big vat of their own buckwheat honey, from which you can fill your own bottles. (Also: Pick your own strawberries through May.)

Cal Poly Pomona Farm Store, 4102 S. University Drive, just south of Temple Ave., Pomona. (909) 869-4906, Sunday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

-- Betty Hallock

Photo by Betty Hallock