Dr. Carlos Chavez is a university professor and a horticultural advisor. He’s a leader of the Mexican tree fruit industry and represents a long list of U.S. nurseries in Mexico. What does he do in his spare time? He operates his own 130 hectares (320 acres) of orchard and nursery. “This is my hobby,” he said. After earning a bachelor’s degree at the University of Chihuahua in 1979, Chavez went to graduate school at Washington State University. He then got a job with Auvil Fruit Company in Orondo, Washington. When he returned to Mexico a couple of years later, he […]