family background/Tarrah works with her mother Michelle Te Velde on their family pear orchard that was passed down to them by Tarrah’s grandfather Don Montgomery. The farm grows Bosc, D’Anjou and Bartlett pears mostly for the fresh market. age / 20 crops / Pears business / Te Velde Farms How did you get your start? I’ve lived on the farm my whole life, and I have two older sisters and the farm was part of the family dynamic. We always had an orchard manager, but we helped out with irrigation and harvest. I remember being about four years old and […]