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Worth of bok choy no secret to San Bernardino County, Calif., farmers.
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San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
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August 11, 2004
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2004 San Bernardino County Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: David Schwartz
Aug. 11--A new kind of green is sending farmers to the bank in San Bernardino County.
Tucked in between freshly built houses, within a pitchfork's throw of the clogged freeways of Southern California, an unlikely cash crop grows.
From the eastern edge of San Bernardino to the Chino Valley, bok choy has become the most valuable vegetable in the county.
Even as Kin Liu pulls a folding knife from a pouch, bends and casually lops off a stalk from the carefully manicured rows of bok choy in his field, it's hard to imagine that this staple of Chinese cooking is anything more than a garnish on the agricultural platter.
Unlikely as it may ...
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