Over the past 18 years, Broetje Orchards, near Prescott, Washington, has donated around $47 million to mission projects around the world. The Vista Hermosa Foundation, which is the charitable arm of Broetje Orchards, allocates each year between 50 and 75 percent of the after-tax profits to projects that focus on alleviating hunger, promoting self-sufficiency, empowering the underprivileged, and serving the work force. Ralph and Cheryl Broetje, who have one of the largest privately owned orchards in the country, established the foundation in 1990 to carry out their mission of being a quality fruit company committed to “bearing fruit that will […]