Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Frank Capra, the famed Hollywood director, had a thriving olive oil business at his Fallbrook Olive Oil Company at Red Mountain Ranch. The company was managed by Jim Warner in the 1940
Red Mountain Ranch was one of the largest farms in Fallbrook in 1915 when this photograph was taken. There were 102 acres of olives planted in 1890. These trees were removed after World War II in order that the more profitable avocado trees could be planted.
FALLBROOK – “A Salute to Agriculture: 100 Years of Agriculture in San Diego” is coming this Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historical Society museum grounds, 1730 Hill Avenue, (Rocky Crest Rd. and Hill Ave.), sponsored by the Fallbrook Historical Society and the San Diego County Farm Bureau. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see the Society’s collection of agricultural and historical photos, exemplified by the accompanying photos of Red Mountain Ranch in 1915 and Frank Capra’s Red Mountain Olive Oil Company in the 1940’s.
The “Salute” also includes informative displays by the Mission Resource Conservation District and the University of California Cooperative Agricultural Extension.
Eric Larson, executive director of the San Diego County Farm Bureau, will present a slide presentation entitled “Celebrating 100 Years of Agriculture in San Diego County,” and Janet Silva Kister, co-owner of Sunlet Nurseries, will speak on the Fallbrook perspective.
The event is open to the general public and free of charge.
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