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In honor of Veteran’s Day we spoke to Edgar Hercila, military veteran and CEO of Civitas Organics. As a first-generation American and urban farmer, Edgar proudly served his country overseas and...
Meet Daniel Jackson, co-owner of Family Tree Farms and eighth generation farmer. Like his grandfather before him, Daniel is a firm believer in doing business with honest and dependable people....
Meet Bill Pease, Vineyard Manager for Materra|Cunat Family Vineyards in Napa, CA! He’s proud of the work he does every day and loves contributing to the success of the vineyards. Learn more...
Meet Tim Baloian, a third generation CEO at Baloian Farms in Fresno, CA. With many years of experience under his belt, Tim is proud of the hard work his grandfather put in to found Baloian farms...
Meet Chad Crivelli, owner and operator of Crivelli Farms in Dos Palos, CA. As a firm believer in a strong work ethic, Chad knows what it takes to make his farm successful and loves knowing that...
Meet Jeff Huckaby, president of Grimmway Farms and fourth-generation farmer. We chatted with him and learned why he loves farming so much! CA GROWN: What are you doing today? Jeff: I...
Meet Brad Visman, a fourth-generation General Manager of family-owned Boa Vista Orchards in Placerville, CA. Find out what fruits are, “the apple of Brad’s eye”, how he got a head start on...
Meet Karl Wente, a fifth generation winegrower and winemaker at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA. As an owner of the country’s oldest family-owned winery, Karl is proud of the legacy his family...
Meet Clotilde Julien, co-owner of Olea Farms in Templeton, CA. After moving from France to California with her husband, the duo opened Olea Farms in 2002 after noticing the Central Coast had the...
Meet Steven Newell, CEO of Windset Farms. We featured his brother John Newell in a previous blog post. Together, these two brothers are the dynamic team behind one of the fastest growing...
Meet Frank Bavaro. He’s a third generation nut grower and peach farmer from Escalon, CA. We chatted with him about sand car racing, family, and of course farming! CA GROWN: What are...
Meet Dan Bozzo! Dan is a third generation plum and kiwifruit farmer in Gridley, California. We caught up with him and chatted about making prunes on his family farm! CA GROWN: What are...