Gloria Hauff Tulare County Farm Bureau
Hauff grew up on a farm in Tulare, where her father grew row crops and she now manages orchards with cherries and pistachios. Over her 50 years in agriculture, she says she’s always enjoyed the “spectacular beauty of farming.” She notes that the gorgeous scenery is “always changing yet remains the same.” She took this photo of pistachios hanging from one of her trees over the summer. “I’m always looking at the beauty of farming the lands,” she says, adding that this made her photo both “planned and spontaneous.”
Mackenzie Yerian Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
Tracy resident Yerian, a communications manager for a cattle-breeding services cooperative, grew up on a Glenn County dairy. Although they have since sold the cows, her parents now have other animals living with them on the property. While visiting in May, Yerian photographed their two newest additions: Whoopi, a 2 1/2-week-old miniature donkey, and Maxine, a 6-month-old miniature Australian shepherd. “Whoopi and Maxine became fast friends,” Yerian says. “We’re still not sure if they realize they are different species, as they run and play together in the corral.”
Gloria Mercado-Martín Solano County Farm Bureau
Mercado-Martín of Fairfield, who grows winegrapes in Green Valley, was out shopping one day at her favorite produce stand, the nearby Erickson Ranch, when this rustic door displaying a hodgepodge of colorful signs caught her eye. Intrigued, she pulled the phone out of her pocket and snapped the picture. She says she never paid much attention to photography until she got her first smartphone. “The ability to capture a great image in the spur of the moment made this photo possible.”
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