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After serving in the Air Force, Dan Mortenson turned his sites on the family farming business where he helps farm some of San Joaquin Figs over 1,000 acres of figs in Central California. Meet...
A love of flowers drew Diana Roy into farming and today she farms the unique and beautiful variety of flower called protea with Resendiz Brothers protea Farm in Southern California. Her passion...
Jerin Kliewer is a third-generation farmer in the Central Valley. His family recently launched the “Mega Kiwi” brand of kiwi. This larger than life kiwi is so big, that they are...
It only took a few minutes on the phone with Will Scott to realize what an extraordinary farmer we were speaking too. From his roots as a sharecropper’s son, to his military service in Vietnam, to...
The Sohnrey family has been farming for five generations in California, they grow a wide range of crops including almonds, rice, prunes, walnuts and hay. They package their own line of seasoned...
Automony Farms is co-owned by two young, beginning farms who want to make a difference and help the food system. They grow seasonal produce and humanely raised meat and eggs on their farm in...
Farming 7,000 acres and 10 different crops, isn’t easy, but Scott Rossi enjoys the challenge. And the best part of his job? Growing healthy, tasty vegetables for people all over the...
This farmer got her start farming in Costco of all places! A trip to the super store and a bag of Dahlia tubers had Amanda Kitaura of Bloom hooked on growing her own flowers. Amanda owns and...
As General Manager for Lucero Olive Oil, Liz Tagami can be found doing everything from overseeing a photo shoot for a catalog, to discussing guest experience with their tasting room manager, to...
A trip to a winery as a young man changed the career trajectory for Mark Ferguson, he traded in his law office life to eventually become a winemaker. And boy are we glad he did! Meet Mark,...
Van Groningen & Sons takes pride in offering high quality produce year-round. There main crops are watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews, sweet corn, pumpkins, almonds and walnuts. We had the...
All he's ever wanted to do is farm, and that passion comes through in the quality of produce he grows! Meet Mark Bacchetti of GloriAnn Farms and Marca Bella Farms. Chances are, you've enjoyed...
