Arid Lands Newsletter--link to home pageNo. 46, Fall/Winter 1999
Tools for Small Farmers

The real dirt: Jean and Joe Briggs

Jean and Joe Briggs have been farming their orchard organically since 1990. Their orchard not only provides delicious organic apples, but also acts as habitat and a wildlife corridor for many animals and birds. The early harvest permitted by Arizona's warm weather, together with the quality and variety of apples grown by the Briggs, creates a market niche that allows them to compete with growers from California and Washington. Jean and Joe Briggs on their tractor
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