Ariane Stechmann, Young Grower from Hamburg, Germany

family background / Ariane is the oldest of four siblings who make up the family’s 10th generation of farmers. To help in preparation for future transition of the farm, she earned her horticulture degree, interned with the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC), and plans to work with her parents, younger sister Britta and brother Kai on new techniques she’s learned in the U.S. Ariane is the daughter of Gerd and Petra Stechmann. She was interviewed in Yakima, Washington, during a recent internship with the WTFRC.grower / Altes Land, Hamburg, Germanyage / 22crops / Apples and cherriesbusiness / Obsthof Stechmann, […]