FirstFruits Farms

28 Dec 2017 NW Hort Show

Posted at 16:33h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

On December 4-6th, We had 78 employees attend the Northwest Horticultural Show in Kennewick, WA. This event was over the span of three days and included various trainings from Tractor safety to Food Safety Trainings

09 Nov Season of Giving Thanks

Posted at 22:44h in Business, Leadership Development

Thanksgiving right is around the corner and we wanted to share how proud and thankful we are for our employees and their generosity in helping their neighbors and co-workers during times of need. As many know

26 Sep Harvest Update

Posted at 22:56h in Agriculture, Business

The days are becoming shorter and the weather is becoming cooler. Fall has arrived! We are a month and a half into harvest and our controlled-atmosphere storage rooms are filling up with this year’s new crop.

05 Sep Harvest is here!

Posted at 22:21h in Agriculture, Business

Apple harvest is here and Broetje Orchards is ready! Semi trucks are coming in and out of the warehouses and into the orchards, bringing out our fruit. We are currently harvesting Galas at Prescott, Benton City and Wallula

05 Sep Meeting with Acton

Posted at 21:44h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

On August 18th, several leaders from Broetje Orchards and Vista Hermosa Foundation met with the Acton Institute. Acton is a faith-based non-profit whose primary work is to promote the incorporation of liberty

15 Aug Happy Anniversary!

Posted at 16:31h in Agriculture, Business, Uncategorized

Today marks the 30th anniversary of when Broetje Orchards opened it's doors of it's first packing line. This opportunity not only created more jobs but also marked when Broetje Orchards became a vertically integrated company

10 Aug Coming Fall 2017

Posted at 21:15h in Agriculture, Business

This Fall, Broetje Orchards is proud to announce some new innovations coming to our production line. We are near the completion of a third packing facility. Some of the key features of this new line will be: enhanced lighting, clean-room

26 Jul Youth Employment Part. 2

Posted at 17:51h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

On July 17th, 31 Summer Youth Employment Participants met with Broetje Orchard managers and supervisors to learn about what it takes to run Broetje Orchards. Few of the topics that they learned about was the different kind

13 Jul CR Report 2017

Posted at 16:48h in Agriculture, Business, Leadership Development

Each Year, Broetje Orchards reviews how we are operationalizing our mission to be a company committed to "bearing fruit, fruit that will last." As part of this review, we look to what we did but also 'how' we did 'it'.

06 Jul Injury Free Workplace

Posted at 17:08h in Agriculture, Business

Summer is here and we are in the middle of picking cherries and summer apple thinning. In the midst of all the hard work and long hours, we want to recognize those who are promoting an injury free workplace.

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