in the process, ranging from appropriate storage conditions to how to glean their inventory, as well as tools like temperature pens and freezer blankets. In 2022 alone, Feeding San Diego diverted 27,000 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere, which is the equivalent of taking 6,000 cars off the road. The organization has been recognized by their local UN chapter for their sustainability efforts. For O’Connor, food rescue is more than just a job; it’s a legacy passed down through her family. While volunteering at a food pantry, her father, Joe O’Connor, noticed a troubling abundance of food waste in their local area. Joe’s simple
observation led to a lifelong commitment to picking up surplus food seven days a week. Following in her father’s footsteps at Feeding San Diego, she works for an organization with a mission that goes beyond words on paper: “Help End Hunger Through Food Rescue.” The Feeding San Diego team has the tools to make compliance with SB 1383 easy for your business and would love to hear from you! If you’re interested in becoming a food donor to Feeding San Diego, please email fooddonation@feedingsandiego.org. To share your story about food waste prevention, please email WG Director, Communications Ann Donahue at adonahue@wga.com.
WESTERN GROWERS OFFICERS – 2023 ALBERT KECK, Chair STUART WOOLF, Vice Chair
NEILL CALLIS, Treasurer DAVE PUGLIA, President DON CAMERON, Executive Secretary DIRECTORS – 2023 GEORGE ADAM Innovative Produce, Santa Maria, Calif. CRAIG ALAMEDA Topflavor Farms Inc, Salinas, Calif. ALEXANDRA ALLEN Main Street Produce, Santa Maria, Calif. CHAD AMARAL D’Arrigo Bros Co of Calif., Salinas, Calif. KEVIN ANDREW Illume Agriculture, Bakersfield, Calif. ROBERT BARKLEY Barkley Ag Enterprises LLP, Yuma, Ariz. STEPHEN BARNARD Mission Produce, Inc., Oxnard, Calif. BARDIN BENGARD Bengard Ranch, Salinas, Calif. BRIAN BERTELSEN Cove Ranch Management, Reedley, Calif. GEORGE BOSKOVICH III Boskovich Farms, Oxnard, Calif. RODNEY BRAGA Braga Ranch, Soledad, Calif. NEILL CALLIS Turlock Fruit Company, Turlock, Calif. DON CAMERON Terranova Ranch, Inc., Helm, Calif. EDWIN CAMP D. M. Camp & Sons, Bakersfield, Calif. CAROL CHANDLER Chandler Farms LP, Selma, Calif. LARRY COX Lawrence Cox Ranches, Brawley, Calif. STEPHEN DANNA Danna Farms, Inc., Yuba City, Calif. THOMAS DEARDORFF II Deardorff Family Farms, Oxnard, Calif. TIMOTHY ESCAMILLA Bolthouse Farms, Bakersfield, Calif. CATHERINE FANUCCHI Tri-Fanucchi Farms Inc., Bakersfield, Calif. DAVID GILL Rio Farms, King City, Calif. ROBERT GIRAGOSIAN Kern Ridge Growers, LLC, Arvin, Calif. BRANDON GRIMM Grimmway Farms, Arvin, Calif. JOHN JACKSON Beachside Produce, LLC, Nipomo, Calif. A. G. KAWAMURA Orange County Produce, LLC, Fullerton, Calif. ALBERT KECK Hadley Date Gardens, Thermal, Calif. J.P. LABRUCHERIE LaBrucherie Produce, El Centro, Calif. STEPHEN MARTORI III Martori Farms, Scottsdale, Ariz. HAROLD MCCLARTY HMC Farms, Kingsburg, Calif. TOM MULHOLLAND Mulholland Citrus, Orange Cove, Calif. DOMINIC MUZZI, JR. Muzzi Family Farms, LLC, Moss Landing, Calif. THOMAS NUNES The Nunes Company, Inc., Salinas, Calif. STEPHEN PATRICIO Westside Produce, Firebaugh, Calif. JOHN POWELL, JR. Peter Rabbit Farms, Coachella, Calif. RON RATTO Ratto Bros. Inc., Modesto, Calif. CRAIG READE Bonipak Produce, Inc., Santa Maria, Calif. ERIC REITER Reiter Affiliated Companies, Oxnard, Calif. KYLE RICHARDSON Garry Richardson Farms, Bakersfield, Calif. SONNY RODRIGUEZ The Growers Company, Inc., Somerton, Ariz. BRUCE TALBOTT Talbott’s Mountain Gold, LLP, Palisade, Colo. RYAN TALLEY Talley Farms, Arroyo Grande, Calif. BRUCE TAYLOR Taylor Farms Calif., Salinas, Calif. JACK VESSEY Vessey and Company Inc, Holtville, Calif. MIKE WAY Prime Time International, Coachella, Calif. STUART WOOLF Woolf Farming & Processing, Fresno, Calif. ROB YRACEBURU Wonderful Orchards, Shafter, Calif.
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