The last week of March is Farmworker Awareness Week and it is our joy to bring voice to this incredibly important group of people.
Meet Franco, one of the many skilled and essential farm workers in Washington State.
We find joy in people – from our teammates in the orchards to the families who buy our fruit in the store. Our promise is to nurture, honor, and protect each and every one of them.
Video Transcript:
My name is Franco Lucas. I come from Michoacán, Mexico. I arrived here in 1973. I came to Brewster and started working for the Gebbers Company.
First to grow the apple, you have to start from the bottom. Prune it, thin it, and try to grow it to this point how you see it, to cultivate it the best you can. I learned everything here.
The American Dream to me is all of the Mexicans that leave from a place to better their families. If you come and work hard you can get ahead in life.
