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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...
Meet Lance Jackson! He’s a fruit farmer and member of the California Cling Peach Board by day, and a racecar driver by night! CA GROWN: What are you doing...
Meet Clint Cowden! He is the Director of the Farm of the Future program for West Hills College in Coalinga, CA. He took time out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his students, his...
Buddy Mendes is a farmer and Fresno County Supervisor who farms a variety of crops in the Central Valley. We caught up with him to chat about family, books, and of course,...
Meet Tom Gamble from Gamble Family Vineyards in Napa, CA. He took time out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his vineyards and giving back to the community. CA GROWN: What...
Meet Mel of Resendiz Brothers Protea Growers llc., a Southern California protea farmer who has a passion for growing exotic flowers. We caught up with him to discuss all things protea! CA...