Salina Valley in California is known as the "Salad Bowl of the world" as it grows many fruits and vegetables that are shipped around the world, generating $2.24 billion in annual sales. The climate varies from 50-85 degrees Fahrenheit. Salina Valley is also the hometown of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, who wrote about the area. It has a population of over 512,000 people and was originally occupied by the Costanoan Native American tribe.