October 2016 Issue

Monica Libbey, Young Grower from Manson, Washington

Monica returned to the family farm, continuing years of apple growing heritage from Stehekin through Manson.

family background/ Both sides of Monica’s family have long histories farming in the Chelan Valley, in Manson and long ago in Stehekin, Washington. Her parents are Rocky Libbey and Christy (Buckner) Libbey.age / 33crops / Apples, cherries and pearsbusiness / Rocky and Christy Orchard How did you get your start?I grew up in Manson, living on orchard property my entire life. I went off to college at Western Washington University. Growing up, I never thought I’d want to be an orchardist. I worked all the summer jobs helping out in the orchard and I thought it was terribly boring, so […]

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October 3, 2016

Apples, People, Cherries, Pears, TJ Mullinax, Young Grower

TJ Mullinax

TJ Mullinax joined Good Fruit Grower as digital producer and photojournalist in 2013. He photographs and edits visual stories for the print magazine and online publishing spaces. Along with editorial production, TJ develops and maintains the magazine’s digital products. -- Follow the author: Phone: (509) 853-3519 -- Email

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