ROOTED IN THE VALLEY: Liset Garcia was set on leaving the valley, but came back to her roots
Liset Garcia grew up selling fresh produce with her parents. She went to school to be a doctor but came home to Reedley and has become an Intagram phenom with her Sweet Girl Farms farmstand. Jesse Vad / Screen grab
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Liset Garcia grew up helping her folks sell freshly grown produce from the San Joaquin Valley in Los Angeles neighborhoods and dreamed of becoming a doctor.
Somehow, along the way, the medical student found herself running a stand at her parent’s Reedley farm and becoming somewhat of a social media hit.
She still wants to become a doctor but, for now, agriculture has a hold on her heart.
Find out why in the second video in our series getting to know small farmers and the challenges they face called: Rooted in the Valley.
In case you missed it, our first video featured Selma raisin farmer Harry Brar. Check out out HERE.
