Welcome back to another Farm Friday with Hawkins! This week he's talking about cherry bloom, cherry set, and "June drop". Video Transcript: "Hawkins Gebbers here again on Farm Friday! This many cherries blossomed. This many set, okay. Bees got to them, they got pollinated, cross-pollinated. When this many set not all of them are gonna [...]
Today, second generation apple, cherry and nectarine grower Paige Hake shares with us how she ended up in the organic fruit industry and a little bit of what she’s learned along the way. Shoutout to Paige and all of the women out there sharing their wisdom and making a difference in the agriculture industry! [...]
This week, Columbia Valley Fruit food safety manager, Ines Vazquez, shares with us some of the journey that got her where she is today. As Ines said, food safety is a BIG deal in everything we do from the orchards to the packing lines. Shoutout to Ines and all the women out there making [...]
This week, second generation orchardist Ashley Rowe shares what it’s like to be in the fruit growing community and what her hopes are for the next generation of growers. “There’s something really special about being able to produce something that can feed people.” Shoutout to Ashley and all of the women out there making [...]
Today, 5th generation grower Reba Guzman shares how her favorite memories growing up influenced her decision to become a farmer. Shoutout to Reba and all of the the women out there paving the way for others in the agriculture industry! Video Transcript: "I'm Reba and I'm a fifth generation apple, pear, and [...]
This week, grower Hayley Colbert shares with us how she is pouring into and raising the next generation of farmers. Shoutout to Hayley and all of the women out there investing in the next generation of hard-working, patient and forward-thinking growers. Video Transcript: What are you looking forward to for the next [...]
This week, SugarBee® Apple grower Jill Werner shares with us one of her favorite memories growing up as a 4th generation farmer.🐝🍎 Shoutout to Jill and all the women making a difference in the Agriculture industry!💛 Video Transcript: "Hi, my name is Jill Werner. I live in Oroville, Washington and we grow [...]
3rd Generation Grower, Courtney Valentine, shows us just how low helicopters fly over her cherry orchards to dry the fruit after it rains!🍒 🚁 Video Transcript: "Hey everyone, my name is Courtney Valentine and I'm a third generation orchardist. I believe we're maybe fourth or fifth generation farmers, but third generation orchardists. [...]
Today, grower Gwen Godwin teaches us how important the sugar content in cherries is, and why we only pick them once they are perfectly sweet, ripe and ready for you to eat!🍒☀️ Video Transcript: "My name is Gwen Godwin and I've been farming for 20 years. During Cherry Harvest you don't want [...]
Did you know these Fun Facts about pears?🍐☀️ Let us know your favorite variety of pear in the comments below!👇 Video Transcript: "Hey! I'm Kaitlyn Thornton and I'm Claire Thornton we're fourth generation apple and pear growers in Washington state and today we're going to tell you some fun facts about pears! If [...]
