family background/ Erin received her agriculture degree in organics at the University of Guelph in Ontario and is also active in local politics representing growers in Summerland. She is the daughter of Jan and Keith Carlson. age/31 grower/Summerland, British Columbia crops/Cherries business/Carcajou Fruit Co. How did you get your start? I grew up on the farm and have been involved with it since about 5 years old. My parents weren’t farmers originally. I was born in the Northwest Territories, where my dad worked on the oil pipeline. They decided to move back down into British Columbia where it was warmer […]