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… [Read more...]Chuck Baker: 5th Generation River Delta Pear Farmer
CHUCK BAKER
5th Generation River Delta Pear Farmer
Chuck Baker is the fifth generation of his farming family to grow pears along the riverbanks of Sacramento’s Delta pear growing district. His great, great, great grandparents purchased a piece of Delta property in 1872 for $50. This is the same spot where Chuck, and his wife, … [Read more...]Pam Ivicevich: American Pear Farmer
PAMELA IVICEVICH
Like Father; Like Daughter
Pamela Ivicevich is new to farming by California pear industry standards, but like most California pear farmers, her story is filled with friends and family who instilled in her a passion for pear farming. Her father, Nick Ivicevich, bought his first pear orchard in 1960, six years … [Read more...]Christopher “Topher” Chan: 4th Generation Chinese-American Pear Farmer
CHRISTOPHER “TOPHER” CHAN
4th Generation Chinese-American Pear Farmer
Topher Chan grew up playing in the dirt and riding around with his father, uncles and grandfather as they farmed pears in the Sacramento River Delta. At one time, the area was home a large Chinese population – the result of Chinese laborers who came to the … [Read more...]