Grower Highlight: The Sinn Family
The Sinn family is a prime example of what some patience, grit and dedication can bring to those who pursue a life in the hazelnut industry. Dean Sinn…
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Grower Highlight: Phyllis and William Morris
When William and Phyllis Morris purchased their first hazelnut orchard in 2004, it was a bit of a leap of faith, but one for which they were ideally…
Grower Highlight: John and Carol Sullivan
Filacres, a seventy-acre property located on the McKenzie Highway in Vida, Oregon, has one of the longest and most unique histories of any hazelnut orchard; the property began…
Grower Highlight: Dan and JoAnn Keeley
The Oregon hazelnut industry is really more of a community—a community of growers who help each other out, share ideas and work toward the common goal of sustainably…
Grower Highlight: The Chambers Family
Rod Chambers knows agriculture; over the last 60 years he has spent his whole life growing nearly every signature Oregon crop—vegetables, vegetable seeds, grass seed and now hazelnuts.…
Grower Highlight: The Bruck Family
Nestled in the among picturesque forests and valleys near the Willamette River in Wilsonville, Oregon, lies an oasis that evokes classic image of rural America. For five generations,…
Grower Highlight: The Horning Family
The Horning family knows farming. For three generations, the family has been growing a little bit of everything on their Corvallis, Oregon acreage. Steve Horning, his wife, Krissy,…
Grower Highlight: Jeff Newton
Jeff Newton is an outlier in the Oregon hazelnut world. In an industry decorated with farms passed down through the generations, Newton was the polar opposite. Nonetheless, he…
Grower Highlight: The Chapin Family
The U.S. hazelnut industry is built on multi-generational family farms. With trees and orchards that can produce for more than 60 years, the labors of one generation can…
Grower Highlight: Rich and Nancy Birkemeier
For nearly 50 years, Rich and Nancy Birkemeier have been on the cutting edge of the hazelnut industry. What began as a small orchard purchased by Rich’s father…
Grower Highlight: Cathy Bisset
Cathy Bisset knows hard work. She has been married for 31 years, raised three children and is a business owner; she understands the importance of diligence and dedication.…
Grower Highlight: Goodpasture Farms
In fewer than 100 years, hazelnuts have gone from an unknown crop to Oregon’s State Nut. It took the dedication, diligence and risk from a few farm families…