Tom Riggan News Today

Washington-based fruit grower-marketer Chelan Fresh has launched a new tree fruit brand called Joyfully Grown.

As extreme heat and fires plague much of the West, wildland firefighters go from fire to fire with little end in sight.  In the Okanogan Valley of Washington state, firefighters from as far away as Utah and Arizona battle blazes that threaten lives and property. These frontline workers live and work under challenging conditions, and they have little access to fresh produce. So, when Bob Grandy from Gebbers Farms, a fruit packer for Chelan Fresh, unexpectedly showed up at the fire camps with box...