Philosopher Bean Farmer, Introducing Jack Escobar!
Even though I knew his great-grandfather, grandfather and father I had never met Jack Escobar. I had moved away from the area by the time Jack came along. I recently had the pleasure of meeting this engaging, handsome young farmer. He comes from a farming family rooted in the small town of Crows Landing in […]
Meet our “Bean Sack” Blog contributor Marilyn Sarasqueta!
Before I was a wife and mother I was a farmer’s daughter. My dad, grandfather and uncle started out growing dry land Lima beans in the Los Angeles area of California. My grandfather Federico Beltran is the one on the left. This was taken in the Baldwin Hills area. They were taking the Lima bean […]