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  • August 2006 Issue
  • Olsen brothers branch out

    Apple growers have diversified to wine grapes.

    Leif (left), Larry, and Dick Olsen grow premium wine grapes to the west of Red Mountain, shown in background. Olsen Brothers Farms spreads over 2,000 acres northeast of Prosser, Washington, along the rolling hills of the Yakima River Valley, home to some of the best fruit trees in the world. “Apples are my first love,” said Larry Olsen with a smile. “Apples are such an interesting crop to grow. They’re a challenge, but it’s wonderful to feel so good about a product, and to send that out into the marketplace. We are producing something that is really good for people, […]

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