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  • January 1st 2009 Issue
  • Man with a mission

    Ralph Broetje grows apples to provide resources to help people in need around the world.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Ralph Broetje, who runs a family orchard of more than 6,000 acres in Washington State, is always focused on the bottom line, but the business decisions he makes are not dollar driven. Rather, Broetje is concerned about what he calls the “triple bottom line,” which means balancing profits, people, and the environment.Broetje and his wife, Cheryl, bought their first orchard consisting of 60 acres of cherries and 20 acres of apples at Benton City, Washington, 40 […]

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