family background/ Fourth-generation farmer in the San Joaquin Valley. Nick has volunteered with several young grower groups and is involved with converting older walnut orchards to new variety cherry blocks.age/ 31grower/ Linden, Californiacrops/ Cherries and walnutsbusiness/ Ferrari Brothers Properties How did you get your start?The farm is what I grew up with. In the back shop, we had an older World War II-era mechanic who worked on machines for a few of the growers. He took a liking to my dad, who had a lot of old, beat up equipment to work on. When I was younger I took an […]