Real Estate

Farm-To-Table, From Your Own Backyard

Some homeowners are taking the farm-to-table movement a step beyond farmers markets, with gardens steps from their own kitchens.

Raised beds garden in San Mateo, Calif.
Raised beds garden in San Mateo, Calif. (realtor.com)

CALIFORNIA — The best tasting meals come from the freshest ingredients, those that have spent the least amount of time traveling from a farm or orchard to your kitchen. For dedicated gardeners and cooks this means planting fruit and nut trees, vegetable gardens, grapevines and berries.

Several California homes with mature fruit trees and gardens are current on the market, if you're house hunting, or to provide inspiration for your own home —

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