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I'm on the peninsula north of San Jose.
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Interesting. The "fertile flood plain" I mentioned was Stevens Creek, close to Palo Alto. I obtained permission to garden on a utility easement for the NASA Ames facility, where there was also a BMX track. It was a great location for cool-weather crops, but the wind off the Bay made warm-weather veggies a real challenge.
My home then had very limited garden space, but I had as much as I could work at the Ames site. Over the years, I have had 4-5 large gardens, always on unused land where I made an arrangement with the owner... including the large rural plot I currently garden. At one point, I even gardened behind the company I worked for; I could go out & pick a few things during lunch.
If you are creative & offer a "win-win" proposition, you can find garden space almost anywhere, often with water provided.