TJ Mullinax

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About TJ Mullinax

TJ Mullinax joined Good Fruit Grower as digital producer and photojournalist in 2013. He photographs and edits visual stories for the print magazine and online publishing spaces. Along with editorial production, TJ develops and maintains the magazine’s digital products. -- Follow the author: Phone: (509) 853-3519 -- Email

Lorenzo Pacini III, a young grower from Ukiah, California

2022-02-01T20:24:27-08:00February 1st, 2022|February 1st 2022 Issue, Grapes, Soil nutrition, TJ Mullinax, Videos, Viticulture, Young Grower|

Lorenzo graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a degree in viticulture and grows Zinfandel in the Talmage Bench. He is the son of Lorie and Allen Pacini, and his family has been growing grapes in the Mendocino Valley since 1911.

Eleanor (Ellie) Rice, a young grower from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

2022-01-06T11:12:43-08:00January 3rd, 2022|Apples, January 1st 2022 Issue, TJ Mullinax, Videos, Young Grower|

Ellie is an eighth-generation grower who graduated from Juniata College with a major in community conflict and change, and she now manages her family company’s human resources department and H-2A program. She’s the daughter of Katherine and Mark Rice.