Melrose Hall came with 24 acres (97,000 m2) of land on which, until the 1960s, the hospital ran a working farm, supplying fresh produce for patients' meals.
The nearby 'Hop shop' also supplies local produce & gifts.
There is some truck gardening to supply fresh produce to the local markets, but it is much less significant today than it was in the past.
The latter was caused by the failure of the centrally planned Soviet agricultural program to supply enough fresh produce.
Frieda's, which supplies exotic produce to supermarkets nationally, is a good source by mail (800-241-1771 or www.friedas.com).
A vegetable garden at the gaol, maintained by the inmates, supplied fresh produce for prisoners' meals.
The restaurant has even hired someone who functions as a forager, traveling throughout California to find organic farms that supply superior produce, eggs and meat.
Sponsoring congregations also supplied home canned and fresh produce.
The Bloochers supplied her with melons and grapes; their neighbors supplied other produce.
For that reason, on 17 December 1998 the Council adopted a comprehensive programme to supply agricultural produce to Russia.