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life. The park is operated as a small farm by the City of San Jose, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services. Barn space is provided to city kids in the
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barn (the largest in San Jose), community gardens, a rare-fruit orchard, demonstration gardens, picnic areas, and expanses of lawn. The park is host to an annual
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and is operated cooperatively by the San Jose Parks and Recreation Department and the non-profit Emma Prusch Farm Park Foundation.
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fruit orchard and two community gardens, and a 6-acre (24,000 m) urban farming project called
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so they can experience farming practices in an urban environment. The farm also has a rare fruit
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is run by City of San Jose staff. Livestock varies by season with kids in
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City of San Jose
San Jose, California
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Harvest Festival
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City of San Jose
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farm
4-H
Future Farmers of America
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Veggielution
gardens
fruit
poultry
livestock

farmhouse
barn
4-H
Future Farmers of America
farm animals
California Rare Fruit Growers Orchard
California Rare Fruit Growers Association
fruit trees
bananas
citrus
picnicking

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