Each summer, in an effort to educate produce managers about stone fruit and Family Tree Farms’s commitment to producing the most ­flavorful fruit, Family Tree Farms conducts Flavor Tech University. The two-day program is a comprehensive, hands-on training course for store-level produce personnel. Up to 20 personnel participate at a time, getting a crash course in tree fruit farming. Field study includes learning about production issues like pruning, thinning, girdling, grafting, and pest management, proper ripening and handling, and packing house issues, while the classroom study focuses on consumer behavior. The new research and development facility and farm of Family […]