![]() ![]() ![]() I can’t believe where I’m heading – from FruitGuys customer to a FruitGuys person, to a FruitGuys farmer …From law firm to criminology ”to now a farmer, growing colorful vegetables.”Īs much as these two have the energy and talent for farming they acknowledge their learning curve. ![]() “The FruitGuys has inspired me!” says Betty. When she was ready for something new, she came to work for The FruitGuys. She spearheaded a Bike-to-Work event, which the FruitGuys sponsored, at her office where the fruit was delivered. Back in the day, she was a FruitGuys customer. Dick fell in love with the Gold Country area after taking kids with disabilities white water rafting there for the non-profit group Environmental Traveling Companions.īetty’s trajectory into farming is equally unusual. So how did Dick, a 35-year veteran litigation attorney, and Betty, also a law firm veteran, get into farming? For Dick it was his roots, his family were covered-wagon pioneers, “He grew up cowboy” says Betty. They have a great love and respect for their land and their plans for stewardship include fostering native plants for harvesting. The rich soil of their farm has been organically maintained for 30 years. Their hard shell can even act as a serving bowl for soup.īetty and Dick are greenhorns, this is their first productive farming season, but they have a lot going for them: good weather, excellent advice, and primo dirt. These culinary pumpkins are well suited for sweet and savory dishes, from soups to pies. The Great Pumpkin was very good to them this year and brought a bumper crop of handball-sized sweet pumpkins. When she gets home to her farm in the Gold Country, she unplugs the blue tooth headset and picks up a pitchfork.īetty and her partner Dick Blair operate Bear Track Farm in Garden Valley, CA (Yuba County). As The FruitGuys Retentions Specialist, she zips up, down, and around the San Francisco Bay Area visiting customers and keeping everybody happy. ![]()
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