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that had property in Tehachapi. It's
a 4,000-foot elevation community in
the mountains east of Bakersfield,
and that's where Dick was."
I enjoy it here in Corona. It's
considerably different than a
remote or somewhat rural location
like the mountains of Tehachapi or
the farm valley of the San Joaquin
Valley. Down here it's pretty urban."
Dargatz grew up in the small
town of Shafter, about 20 miles
from McFarland in the San Joaquin
Valley.
"I was raised in that small town
with maybe 4,000 permanent
residents," he said. "During late
spring and summer into the
harvest season and early fall, the
population would balloon to more
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than 10,000 with migrant farm
workers and labor help.
After attending a couple of years
of junior college in Bakersfield he
went to work on the family farm.
Turf types
Superior Sod grows tall fescue
and two mixes of California native
grasses, which are just now in
production.
"It's a native mix and a bioswale
mix called Superior Bioswale Sod
and Superior Native Sod that will
lend itself to open space, primarily
open space in residential and
municipal developments. It's been
well received at a couple of trade
shows that we've attended.
"We're looking forward to
