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Last Farm in the Valley of Heart's Delight | San Jose News
In the heart of Silicon Valley’s urban sprawl, the J&P Cosentino Family Farm stands as the last orchard in San Jose — a two-acre oasis tended by sisters Mary and Kari, third-generation farmers preserving a legacy that once defined the region. Once known as the “Valley of Heart’s Delight,” this fertile land thrived on fruit orchards and French immigrant innovation, but post-WWII tech boom and rising land values forced most farmers out. Now, with over 200 fruit varieties and direct-to-consumer sales, the Cosentinos and a growing network of local advocates are fighting back — turning small farms…
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