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Gene and Pam Story
Neither Pam or I grew up in farming families. This is
something we had to learn on our own... and we
pestered a lot of our farmer friends. We chose to grow
olives to make oil after studying a variety of other
seasonal and permanent crops and what we could do
with our soil and weather environment. We are a very
small grower, hardly on the radar of anything one would
consider as a commercial producer but we enjoy what
we do. The fruits of our labor to coin an old phrase is
that we produce a limited quantity of extremely high
quality olive oil.
something we had to learn on our own... and we
pestered a lot of our farmer friends. We chose to grow
olives to make oil after studying a variety of other
seasonal and permanent crops and what we could do
with our soil and weather environment. We are a very
small grower, hardly on the radar of anything one would
consider as a commercial producer but we enjoy what
we do. The fruits of our labor to coin an old phrase is
that we produce a limited quantity of extremely high
quality olive oil.
What we do in our spare time
If you have ever visited San Jose, California, you would
know about Sara Winchester. Sarah came to believe
that if she continued building, she would live forever.
Pam and I have no such notion...but some people
might think we are related to Sarah. In addition to our
full time jobs and farming, Pam and I are always
constructing, fixing or making something. We just
finished building from scratch a 28 x 40 garage. I've
been busy welding an experimental harvest machine
born from the joint idea of my good friend Jon Fadhl
(another olive grower) and myself. I have a rare 1937
JOHN DEERE AOS in the process of restoration. And
there are always many, many projects and repairs to be
made around the farm. Some of our city friends think
we work, work, work. Not all the time but we do work a
lot and they have no idea how gratifying it is.
know about Sara Winchester. Sarah came to believe
that if she continued building, she would live forever.
Pam and I have no such notion...but some people
might think we are related to Sarah. In addition to our
full time jobs and farming, Pam and I are always
constructing, fixing or making something. We just
finished building from scratch a 28 x 40 garage. I've
been busy welding an experimental harvest machine
born from the joint idea of my good friend Jon Fadhl
(another olive grower) and myself. I have a rare 1937
JOHN DEERE AOS in the process of restoration. And
there are always many, many projects and repairs to be
made around the farm. Some of our city friends think
we work, work, work. Not all the time but we do work a
lot and they have no idea how gratifying it is.
Why we grow olives in Yolo County, Ca
Woodland is within the County of Yolo which is located
east of Napa and Sonoma Counties in Northern
California. The olive trees grown here enjoy the warm
sun in a moderately dry north-central valley California
climate not unlike other regions in the world where
olives grow best. Our soil and climate which is less
than ideal for other crops is absolutely perfect for olives.
It must be good because many other growers are
planting oil producing olive orchards all around us
since we put ours in.
east of Napa and Sonoma Counties in Northern
California. The olive trees grown here enjoy the warm
sun in a moderately dry north-central valley California
climate not unlike other regions in the world where
olives grow best. Our soil and climate which is less
than ideal for other crops is absolutely perfect for olives.
It must be good because many other growers are
planting oil producing olive orchards all around us
since we put ours in.
About Us
Farmers Porsche
Showing off our new small
work tractor. Well I could have
been in front of the pik-em-up
truck instead!
Showing off our new small
work tractor. Well I could have
been in front of the pik-em-up
truck instead!
Pam on our new tractor
The plan worked...take the wife
to dinner and on the way, just
happen to slide by the tractor
dealership where by golly, a
tractor seemed to have her
name on it!
The plan worked...take the wife
to dinner and on the way, just
happen to slide by the tractor
dealership where by golly, a
tractor seemed to have her
name on it!
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