Chilean cherry grower Pablo Garcés (fourth from left) is general manager and part owner of 800 growing hectares (almost 2,000 acres), half of the acreage is planted with cherries. Former agronomist Oscar Letelier decided to become an orchardist the hard way by growing organic cherries. He is one of very few certified organic cherry growers in Chile. In 2001, Letelier planted his first orchard on 19 hectares (47 acres) of land at Placilla, near San Fernando, where organic vegetables were formerly grown. He said he decided to farm organically because he wanted to avoid contaminating the environment and because he […]