Ukiah, California

===Economic history===
Ukiah has been the hub of an agricultural and business community. Over the decades various commodity crops have been grown in the Ukiah Valley. They include pears, green beans, hops, apricots, and grapes. As part of California's [[Wine Country]], grapes have become the predominant agricultural product.

[[Hops]] were once a major crop grown around Ukiah. The beer flavoring agent was first grown there in 1868 when L.F. Long of Largo grew an initial experimental crop.<ref name=Purdy /> The climate proved suitable for the crop and production expanded, peaking in 1885. It declined in the last years of the 1880s as prices dropped.<ref name=Purdy /> Mendocino County remained the third-largest producer of hops in the state of California in 1890, with well over {{convert|900|acres|km2}} under cultivation.<ref>"Hops," ''Dispatch-Democrat'' [Ukiah City], vol. 21, no. 20 (Feb. 14, 1890), pg. 1.</ref> Production continued well into the 20th century. A refurbished hop [[kiln]] can be seen at the north end of Ukiah east of Highway 101, where many of the old fields were located.

Ukiah's 20th-century population developed in relation to the lumber boom of the late 1940s. Logging of [[Sequoia sempervirens|redwood]]s was once a major industry. Activists have worked to preserve areas of redwood forest, which became endangered due to overlogging. {{citation needed|date=September 2015}} Young people entered the area from the 1960s, seeking alternative lifestyles and, in some cases, artisan and rural living.