by Emily Zirkle | Apr 25, 2017 | Wholesome To The Core Stories
No matter where you’re from or what your cultural background, food is a common thread among families all over the world and we are reminded of that by one our newer employees Adesoji Ongunmokun. Adesoji is Yoruban, a Nigerian from West Africa. He grew up in a...
by Emily Zirkle | Feb 10, 2017 | Wholesome To The Core Stories
Lots of stuff in life is hard – but the rewards are worth it. Trust us when we say… we get it. When you grow fruit, you wait three years for your first harvestable crop. You plant a seedling or start a small graft, you have faith and you wait. If everything goes...
by Emily Zirkle | Feb 7, 2017 | Wholesome To The Core Stories
You might remember meeting our employee Michele, via our blog “When You Fall, Get Up Again”. If you missed it, be sure to take a look back and read her inspiring story. Like so many of us, Michele had spent much of her adult life taking care of others and not taking...
by Emily Zirkle | Jan 10, 2017 | Wholesome To The Core Stories
Meet Greg Gentry…a seventeen year employee of Rainier Fruit, cancer survivor and fieldman for our cherry operations. What exactly does a fieldman do? Well he’s the guy that’s in the orchards every day looking at the fruit and seeing how it’s progressing. Is it...