A COOPERATIVE OF FAMILY FARMS SINCE 1893™

Family owned for generations.

Sunkist growers have deep roots in citrus. Second, third, fourth and fifth generation farmers were raised on the family farm where their parents (and grandparents) taught them about growing citrus, with each generation building on the knowledge passed down.

Farming with an eye toward what’s next.

Sunkist growers are committed to protecting and preserving their land, with thoughtful stewardship of its natural resources and careful land planning for their own kids and grandkids.

New techniques, new varieties.

Sunkist citrus growers are dedicated to innovation, both on the farm and in the marketplace, embracing fresh approaches and pioneering products for citrus lovers today and tomorrow.

OUR STORIES

The Finch Family

Three Generation

Ojai, CA

The Finch Family has been growing citrus for six decades in Ojai, a magical place known around the world for its steep coastal mountains, cool, windless evenings and a growing climate perfectly suited for some of the most delicious citrus on the market today: the Ojai Pixie tangerine and the Golden Nugget variety mandarin.
The Villicana Family

First Generation

Dinuba, CA

With a love of farming and an abiding respect for Mother Nature, the Villicana Family represents a new generation of Sunkist citrus growers: those who start as laborers in the orchards and grow to eventually own their own citrus farms.
The Lyall Family

Four Generations

Pauma Valley, CA

When Warren Lyall's son Andy convinced him to install solar panels to power the farm's irrigation system, he wasn't quite sure how it would turn out. Today, the solar field generates enough energy to cover 80% of the farm's electric bill–and even returns power to the grid to help sustain the surrounding community.
The Kariya Family

Three Generations

Pauma Valley, CA

As a child Laurie Kariya knew that growing up on a citrus farm in the beautiful Pauma Valley community was special. But she never really understood just how special her neighbors and fellow citrus farmers were until she returned to run the family farm in 2012–and they all came out to help.
The Laux Family

Five Generations

Porterville, CA

With a deep passion for growing citrus enjoyed around the world, Gary Laux farms today with his 85-year-old father, Don, while passing along decades of knowledge to his nephew Matt, a young citrus grower learning the family business.
The Donlon Family

Six Generations

Ventura County, CA

One of Ventura County's pioneering farming families, the Donlons have been growing citrus in these gently rolling coastal hills since the turn of the 19th century. It's that legacy that leads Sunkist growers Jane Donlon Waters and son Ned to share a special bond with land passed down for generations.
The Leavens Family

Four Generations

Ventura County, CA

Sunkist grower Link Leavens, along with his cousin, Dave, and sister, Leslie, trace their family's farming lineage back to the early 1900s, when their grandfather moved the family to one of this region's first farm houses near Santa Paula and began farming the surrounding citrus groves.
Sue Caughey

First Generation

Ventura County, CA

Inspired by the challenges of growing the latest citrus varieties, Sunkist grower Sue Caughey takes advantage of the perfect growing conditions of coastal Ventura County to grow the innovative fruits of tomorrow's marketplace.
The Bozick Family

Three Generations

Mecca, CA

Growing up in the dry heat of Southern California's inland deserts, Nick Bozick remembers the long, hot summers of his youth, and became determined to harness that intense desert sun to generate solar power to help fuel the family's half-century-old citrus growing operation.
The Woodman Family

Three Generations

Yuma, AZ

As an original post-WWII homesteader in undeveloped Yuma, Bob Woodman's father pioneered citrus farming in the now-fertile Arizona mesa. Today, Bob and his son, Tyler, farm in the family tradition, using the same techniques that have yielded quality citrus fruit for decades.
The Curtis Family

Three Generations

Yuma, AZ

Rocky Curtis was just a kid when he began helping out his father around the family's citrus farm, one of 12 Curtis siblings raised among the vast lemon groves in this Arizona border town. Rocky's son, Kyle, works alongside him in the groves today, bringing fresh ideas to a multi-generational farming operation.

It’s peak Sunkist_® citrus season, a perfect time to learn more about Sunkist’s family growers! From their family to yours, Sunkist growers are committed to providing fresh, premium Sunkist citrus to consumers worldwide.

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A COOPERATIVE OF FAMILY FARMS SINCE 1893™

Family owned for generations.

Farming with an eye toward what’s next.

New techniques, new varieties.

OUR STORIES