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About Selma, California
Selma is a city in Fresno County, California with a population of 23,319 at the 2010 census. It’s dubbed as the “Raisin Capital of the World” and for a good reason.
Wheat was the primary economic source for the locals in the community, but it was eventually replaced by orchards and vineyards. The shift in local produce was because of the fact that peaches, grapes, and plums grow well in sandy soil while being irrigated with snow-melt water imported through canals the from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains.
Even after raisins or sweet grapes preserve through sun-drying became a major crop, Selma called itself the “Home of the Peach” or “A Peach of a City.” Through the 1960s, the major seasonal employer of the local laborers was a peach cannery. It’s the same place where Libby’s brand fruit was packed.