Sun Valley Group: Baja Specialties, An Interview

The crop planners and flower growers here at Sun Valley are movers and shakers–meaning we have the resources and versatility to literally move our crops around.  Our diverse farm locations include cool, coastal Arcata, the nearby micro-climate of Willow Creek, the warmer temperatures of Oxnard, the easterly St. Catharine's farm, and the extra-long growing season south of the border, in Baja.  

These varied locations allow us to take advantage of the optimal growing conditions for any given crop, so while Northern California dips into shorter days and colder nights,  the balmy, long days of Baja continue on.  I got together with our Baja Ace, Roberto, to shine the spotlight on our warm-weather crops.

Well, my career began in the 90s when supermarkets started looking for farm-made, retail-ready products.  At the time, my own company was buying a huge amount of sunflowers for bouquets, but I was consistently disappointed in the quality.  So around eight years ago,  I looked to Baja as an excellent location to grow fresh cut sunflowers myself.

To read the rest of the story, please go to: Sun Valley Group's Flower Talk