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CMI Orchards, one of the largest and most influential fruit companies in the United States, is proving that great fruit and a healthy planet can grow together. Based in Wenatchee, Washington, the company is at the heart of apple, pear, and cherry country.“ We’ re owned by four grower families who have been farming in this valley for over a century; McDougall and Sons, Columbia Fruit Packers, Double Diamond Fruit, and Yakima Fruit
Company,” Bob Mast, President, begins.“ Growing knowledge, farming traditions, and experience have been passed down and preserved, and combined with technology and varietal advancements, position CMI at the forefront of fresh flavor and quality.”
Indeed, CMI knows it’ s not enough to just grow great fruit. Establishing and operating orchards that can be passed to the generations that follow necessitate not only satisfying consumers but also being great stewards of the land and farms.
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