The Fruit Growers News - December 2002

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December 2002
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Larry Olsen, Yakima Valley fruit grower, has held numerous leadership positions with the USApple Board of Directors and the Washington Apple Commission Board of Directors. Click here for full story.

Thriving: Olsen brothers finding
success in diversification
Although Larry and Richard (Dick), the brothers Olsen, may have been raised in the fertile farmlands of Washington’s lower Yakima Valley, neither they, nor their folks, saw themselves as farmers.

Uncle John’s Uses Grants to
Market Apple Wine Venture
As an award recipient of grants from the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the USDA, Mike Beck is starting a new tradition at Uncle John’s Cider Mill.

Naturally Grown New Option to Organic Program
Many small growers and direct marketers have elected not to participate in the new national organic program because of the overwhelming paperwork.

Marketplace of Ideas
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Orchard Anymore