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MEDFORD â Inside a Southern Oregon farmhouse, pears appear everywhere: a giant, pear-shaped ceiling light, pear-print wallpaper and a den dedicated to vintage pear labels.
This Medford home belongs to Sue Naumes, 72, a retired grower who helped manage one of the Westâs largest pear companies, Naumes Inc., for decades. The company was co-founded by her father, Joe Naumes, in 1946.
âSueâs been hugely involved in the ag community. She really only got out of the business because she had four hip replacements, and walking over dirt clods in orchards got too tough,â said Mike Naumes, Sueâs brother.
Sue Naumes represents something true of many farmers: Even when retirement begins, the love of agriculture doesnât end.
Sept. 8, 2020.
Marcelino Rocha, 66, was picking cucumbers at Fry Family Farm, where heâs employed.
His son, Hector Rocha, 24, was delivering the farmâs produce to customers when he heard the news. A fire that started that morning in Ashland was tearing north toward his familyâs home in Talent.
Hector rushed home. He grabbed his phone charger, thinking heâd be able to go back. Hectorâs mom, Dora Negrete, saved their dog.
But when the family returned, their mobile home was char.
âIt was just â traumatizing,â said Hector Rocha.
His father, Marcelino, described how he felt standing in the rubble:
Sept. 8, 2020.
Marcelino Rocha, 66, was picking cucumbers at Fry Family Farm, where heâs employed.
His son, Hector Rocha, 24, was delivering the farmâs produce to customers when he heard the news. A fire that started that morning in Ashland was tearing north toward his familyâs home in Talent.
Hector rushed home. He grabbed his phone charger, thinking heâd be able to go back. Hectorâs mom, Dora Negrete, saved their dog.
But when the family returned, their mobile home was char.
âIt was just â traumatizing,â said Hector Rocha.
His father, Marcelino, described how he felt standing in the rubble:
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