TV Tokyo Story on Blue Diamond As a market that depends on California for more than 90% of its almond imports, Japan was exceptionally interested in visiting California to see how Blue Diamond was managing throughout the hot summer. The crew from TV Tokyo spent some time with Mark Jansen at the Sacramento campus and learned that despite the climate challenges that have impacted California growers, Blue Diamond is still doing great work to provide for the large almond demand in Japan.
Desert Almond Farmer California native, Mary Kaye Godde Stamets has a unique story to tell. Her grandfather, Frederick Godde, was a California homesteader who — with his family — transformed a portion of the Mojave Desert into a thriving almond orchard. Godde became one of the original members of The California Almond Growers Exchange, which is known to us now as Blue Diamond Growers . This informative, entertaining window into a vital time of agricultural history unveils the incredible challenges that this almond farmer and his family faced and the innovative spirit with which they relied on to overcome. It is amazing to see the relatability because, to this day, many of those challenges remain. To top it off, there are quite a few fun facts within this read and colorful illustrations that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. What a lovely tribute to Frederick Godde’s footprint on ag history in this California almond origin story.
To purchase or learn more about the book, visit the website: desertalmondfarmer.com
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