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26 Aug Visiting the Orchard
On July 19; five Camp Vista Students and staff went and visited two crews out in the Orchard to show them their appreciation for their hard work and passed out 120 care packages to the employees.
23 Aug Apple Harvest is Here!
We are about three weeks into our Harvest! This year's incoming harvest is larger then last year. Here is some of the crop estimates of the three orchards and how our main packing site prepares for the incoming fruit.
22 Aug First Fruits in Texas
On August 15-18, First Fruits Marketing & Broetje Orchards had the opportunity to attend a Food Expo for a customer in Texas. The purpose of the visit and this expo in particular was not only to meet the produce managers face to face but also...
14 Jul Visiting Farmers
On July 12; Broetje Orchards had the opportunity to host a group of Horticulturists from New Zealand. The group got a chance to sit down with owner Ralph Broetje and discuss pressing issues similar to what we are facing in the Apple Industry which included...
30 Jun Trauma Informed Care: Doing our Part
On June 28-29, various leaders from Vista Hermosa Foundation, Broetje Orchards and Tierra Vida along with other community leaders and educators met together to discuss CRI or better known as the Childhood Resilience Initiative. This two day conference covered not only the basics of trauma informed...
23 Jun Summer Youth Internship Program Kicks off
25 summer interns and leaders of Broetje Orchards and Vista Hermosa Foundation gathered at the Retreat House to share their dreams and talk about what they are passionate about. "What gives you that spark?" was the lead off question that Cheryl Broetje started off with; "family", "holiday dinners",...
16 Jun Cherry Harvest 2016
Cherry season is here in both Prescott and Wallula orchard locations. The high temperatures of this past spring accelerated a lot of Washington State’s crops. Cherries were 2 weeks ahead of schedule with Wallula began harvesting the last week of May and finished the first...
02 Jun Training Servant Leaders at Broetje Orchards
In early 2016, As part of our on-going work to develop our organization's ability to raise the capacity of our employees, our New Human Resources team enrolled in our local leadership formation course in Servant Leadership. For 5 months this group has met weekly to learn...