Widow goes it alone, yet not alone

摘要

Pear industry members step in to help Nancy Vaughn produce a quality crop.Ed and Nancy Vaughn did all the right things when they became new pear growers in the 1990s, researching what crop and cultivar to plant, networking withextension and other growers, and developing a market for their fruit. But there was one thing they didn't plan for.In 1993, the Vaughns moved to Medford, Oregon, to begin their "unretirement plan," as Nancy describes it. Her grandfather had a farm in Medford that had been in the family since 1902. She and her husband decided it was time to do something with the 150 acres she inherited. Timing was right for a major lifestyle change—they had raised a family in Bend, Oregon, and Ed was retired from a career in forestry. So the couple began a new career in the tree fruit industry.