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The shelter provided by these two mountainous ridges has produced a " micro climate " which provides relatively mild temperatures for the region and, coupled with the fertile glacial sedimentary soils on the valley floor, the region is conducive to growing vegetable and fruit crops.

Particularly famous for its apple crop, the valley hosts in excess of 1, 000 farms of various types, the majority being relatively small family-owned operations.