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Manuel Vargas, a young grower from Jardín, Colombia

2024-04-26T10:38:52-07:00April 26th, 2024|Apples, May 1st 2024 Issue, TJ Mullinax, Videos, Young Grower|

Manuel grew up on a coffee farm and graduated with a degree from Universidad de Antioquia in Colombia. He’s the first in his family to grow tree fruit. He is now working for Joe Rasch Orchards, in Sparta, Michigan and is married to Katie (Rasch) Vargas and is the son of Ligia Marin and Gabriel Vargas.