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Past Blog Entries
10 Apr Health Fair
On April 6th, Broetje Orchards participated in the third annual Vista Hermosa Community Health Fair “Raices Saludables”. The Health Fair had twenty-seven different organizations and 510 participants.
30 Mar Employee Appreciation
Spring is here and that means our trees will be waking up from their dormant state. It takes a lot of teamwork to help take care of trees. Like many places, we often become caught up in the work and don’t always acknowledge good works of others.
22 Mar Manager’s Retreat 2017
From planting and taking care of the trees to packing the fruit and selling the fruit, a lot of team work goes into our work. On March 17th, Broetje Orchards held it's 3rd annual manager's retreat. It did not disappoint.
08 Mar Celebrating Women
Happy International Women's Day! Across the globe women are being celebrated and recognized for their social, economic, cultural and political achievements and also for the injustice that some have overcome.
27 Feb Speaking Truth
Over the course of four weeks, Broetje Orchards crew leaders took part in a trauma informed training course which helped answer the question "how do you tell someone the truth without feeling anger, alienating or offending someone?"
17 Jan Winter Wonderland
Happy New Year! Winter has arrived and like everyone in the Northwest it hasn't been too kind. The past two months has been filled with freezing nights and temperatures during the day at an average of 12-15 degrees. We also have been hit with quite a bit of snow as you can see from the photo above.
12 Oct Exchanging Ideas with Leaders
On Friday, October 7th, Broetje Orchards and Vista Hermosa Foundation hosted 16 business leaders from the organization Excelsis. Every Year, this organization brings Chinese Christian business leaders from various companies to the U.S to further develop their understanding of integrating faith and business.
10 Oct Safety Representatives Meeting
On September 28th, Broetje Orchards held their monthly safety meeting for the warehouse. These meetings are another pathway to encourage leadership development and enhance open communication between managers and staff in the interest of mutuality and transparency.
