San Diego is a great place to grow fruits and vegetables. Lots of fruits and vegetables are grown here, for example this one:

This is a Kumquat! (KUHM-kwaht)
Have you ever tried a Kumquat?

You can eat everything on this tiny piece of citrus fruit, even the outside! Kumquats are juicy and have tiny white seeds. They are great as a snack, on their own or slice them up to put on a salad.

In the last lesson you learned all about the food guide pyramid and what foods go in each food group.

This lesson you are going to learn more about 2 of the food groups of the pyramid.
Fruits and Vegetables!

Did you know that San Diego grows over 200 different kinds of fruits and vegetables?

Why do you think so many fruits and vegetables are grown in San Diego?