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Past Blog Entries
02 Aug Camp Vista, 2019
FirstFruits Farms and Community lives by the philosophy of servant leadership. One of the most essential characteristics of servant leadership is the ability to listen to those you serve. In the 1990’s, after listening to employee concerns about their children not having a safe place...
02 Aug Teamwork
There is something amazing about these group photos. As I took them, I was astonished to see how many people were gathered together. It was a moment of reflection to think about teamwork and our company value of “community, everything in the cosmos is connected”....
12 Jul Careers and Science with Paul Esvelt
Paul Esvelt, Director of Operations, introduced himself to our Summer Interns last Friday. He asked about their future plans and encouraged them to stay in the apple industry. Whether their interests are math, science, sales, or their passion is more aligned with helping people, there...
28 Jun 2019 Cherry Harvest
Cherry season is in full swing at Prescott Orchard of FirstFruits Farms! We are currently picking our Rainier cherries and estimate finishing our first pass in the next couple of days. Weather permitting, Orchard Team Supervisor RC Perez said, “We will have to wait...
24 Jun 2019 Summer Internship Program
Last Friday was orientation day for our summer interns. Our group of interns consist of children of FirstFruits employees, age 16 and 17. They will be placed in various departments of FirstFruits Farms including Day Camp, Day Care, Maintenance, Receiving, Refrigeration, IT, etc. While it...
14 Jun Continuing Education
The education of our employees is important to us here at FirstFruits Farms. We were proud to present five of our employees with their Mechanical Electrical Short Certificate today, issued by Walla Walla Community College. Felix Cruz, Hector Aguirre, Faustino Avila, Ameth Ochoa, and Abram...
29 May Commitment to Quality
FirstFruits Farms prides itself in being a quality fruit company. During various seasons, that requires longer days of hard work and dedication from our orchard employees. Prescott Orchard Manager, Joe Shelton, would like to thank his shop mechanics and tractor spray crews for their commitment....
30 Apr Día de los Niños
Today is Día de los Niños! Over the weekend, FirstFruits Community celebrated the occasion with food, games, piñatas, and much more. According to the National Latino Children’s Institute, this day is meant to, “Honor and celebrate children who represent the hopes and dreams of every...
08 Mar Balance For Better.
Today is International Women's Day and across the globe, women are being celebrated for their social, economic, cultural and political achievements but also for the injustice that some have overcome. This year's theme is "Balance For Better."