FirstFruits Farms

10 Jul Finding Purpose

Posted at 15:42h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

Every employee plays a vital role in making Broetje Orchards successful. From picking,packing and shipping to the salesmen who sell our fruit. This is what 39 youth interns learned on July 9th. The group gathered

18 Jun Youth Internship Begins

Posted at 22:52h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

Today marked the first day of Broetje Orchards Summer Youth Internship Program. This program kicked off the summer with 38 Interns. Owners Ralph and Cheryl Broetje and other members of Broetje Orchard

04 Jun Cherry Blessing 2018

Posted at 18:34h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

Cherries have started this week. Each year brings new challenges to the growth and health of the cherries including weather. This morning, Broetje Orchards staff & managers gathered with staff and students

01 Jun Special Recognition

Posted at 16:41h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

Currently we are in the midst of preparing for cherry season and have begun summer thinning. During this busy time, we wanted to acknowledge four crews that went above and beyond their normal work duties

02 May Summer Youth Internship

Posted at 18:13h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

As Summer approaches one of the many opportunities that Broetje Orchards offers to their employees children is the opportunity to learn and gain hands on experience while working alongside full time employees

27 Apr Our Exclusive Opal

Posted at 16:28h in Agriculture, Business

We are in the midst of Spring Bloom Thinning out in the orchards and busy packing our apples in our warehouses. Currently one of the varieties that we are packing is our exclusive Opal Apple. The Opal is a cross of a Topaz

25 Apr Health Fair 2018

Posted at 21:08h in Business, Health

On April 6th, Broetje Orchards participated in the fourth annual Vista Hermosa Community Health Fair. This year they had 38 different organizations and 480 participants. Broetje Orchards had a informational booth

23 Apr Apple Blossoms!

Posted at 18:21h in Agriculture, Business

Apples Blossoms have arrived! Not only is this a very breathtaking process to witness but it is a simple reminder that apple harvest is only a few months away. This is an important step in the life process of an apple tree.

04 Apr Nature’s Hard Worker

Posted at 22:08h in Agriculture, Business, Design

Springtime has arrived here on the farm and trees are beginning to wake up. One of the familiar sights during this time of the year are the boxes of bees in the orchards. This year, in partnership with Laflor Bee Keepers

22 Mar National Ag Week

Posted at 20:38h in Agriculture, Business

This week is National Agricultural Week and more specifically March 20th was National Agricultural Day. It takes a lot of teamwork to make sure only the highest quality of fruit and vegetables reach tables of their customers.

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