Transcript of Rainier Farms video: Visual of tractor in orchard AUDIO:[music] Visual of Bill Zirkle being interviewed. He's holding half an apple. [Bill] Hear that crunch? Hear that? That's what you want. You heard it with your ears. There you are. Visual shows an aerial shot of the orchard On screen title: Fresh from our Farmer Visual of Bill being interviewed On screen title: Bill Zirkle, Rainier Farms AUDIO: [Bill] It was probably about 1966 or 1967… Visual shows close ups of fruit on trees Visual shows a chalk drawing of a crown on an apple AUDIO: [Bill]…we tried to find people that would buy our product, would buy a premium product and they were few. Nobody would pay any attention to us except Safeway. Visual shows apples on trees. A chalk drawing with the word "Approved" appears AUDIO: [Bill] Safeway had a buyer come out and look Visual shows Bill being interviewed AUDIO: [Bill]…yeah, he was an icon here. He was a tough old bird but he was fair… Visual shows apple on a tree AUDIO: [Bill]…and he knew fruit. Visual shows Bill tasting an apple AUDIO: [Bill] This apple is ready. And you can take all the testing equipment that you can…it will tell you the same thing. Visual shows apples on trees Visual shows Bill walking through the orchard AUDIO: [Bill] We produce a good product Safeway appreciated from the very beginning and I think the same is true, what, 35…45 years ago as it is today. Visual shows an aerial shot of the orchard On screen title: Tom Thumb works with hundreds of local farms. Because local means fresher. On screen title: Tom Thumb

Transcript of Kingsburg Orchards video: Visual of Mike Jackson walking into orchard On screen title: Fresh from our Farmers AUDIO:[music] [Mike] My grandpa always said there’s nothing better for the soil than the farmer’s own footsteps on it. Visual of Mike pruning a tree. AUDIO: [Mike] So he really taught us the work ethic, to be hard workers. He taught us the love for the land, the care for the soil. Visual of Mike being interviewed On screen title: Mike Jackson, Kingsburg Orchards AUDIO: [Mike] I’m Mike Jackson and I’m a fourth generation farmer here in the Kingsburg area. Visual shows produce AUDIO: [Mike] We raise peaches, plums, nectarines, pluots, apricots, apples, pears… Visual shows Mike being interviewed AUDIO: [Mike]…a little bit of everything Visual shows the orchards as if viewing from a vehicle AUDIO: [Mike] We take great care about being a family farm. Visual shows Mike being interviewed. A chalk drawing of a sign appears with the words “Local” and “Fresh” AUDIO: [Mike] Safeway has always put a high emphasis on dealing with local farmers, local produce, farm fresh. Visual shows Mike driving through the orchard with a trailer full of fruit and close ups of the fruit in the boxes AUDIO: [Mike] Travel freshness is a big deal these days because this is called fresh fruit not old fruit. Within 12 hours it’s sometimes at the stores. Visual shows Mike walking through the orchard and close ups of fruit on trees AUDIO: [Mike] You’re not just buying fruit, you’re buying the farmer too, who’s caring for that fruit and growing it and nurturing it. Visual shows a drive by of the orchard and then Mike in a long shot walking through the orchard at sunset (sunrise?) AUDIO: [Mike] Oh, there’s nothing like it. Visual shows a wide shot of fields and Mike walking away through the orchard On screen title: Tom Thumb works with hundreds of local farms. Because local means fresher. On screen title: Tom Thumb

Transcript of G and S Farms video: Visual of Cornfields On screen title: Fresh from our Farmers AUDIO:[music] [Jeannie] My name is Jeannie Ghiggeri Stonebarger. Everything I did was around farming. It’s definitely in my blood. Visual of The Stonebargers sitting together being interviewed On screen title: The Stonebargers, G&S Farms AUDIO: [Glenn] She has been around corn her entire life so she probably has been around corn longer than I have by a few years [Jeannie] We won’t…we won’t go into years. They both laugh. Visual shows inside a row of corn in a cornfield, then a G&S Farms sign. Shows a tractor/combine with flag, and then a corn stalk and a chalk drawing of a corn stalk. AUDIO: [Glenn] We are a family farm. We don’t do a huge amount of volume. We can’t service everybody in the industry so we have a good customer base; Safeway being the best. Visual shows corn being harvested. AUDIO: [Glenn] We start about 3 o’clock in the morning and we harvest until about noon that day…we bring it in, we pack it to ensure the freshness Visual shows Jeannie being interviewed. AUDIO: [Jeannie] Hopefully it’s on their table that night. Visual shows a cornfield with a chalk drawing of a sign saying “Safeway Fresh Produce”, and then a chalk drawing of ears of corn in a G&S Corn produce box Visual shows Jeannie being interviewed AUDIO: [Jeannie] Obviously I shop at Safeway quite a bit. I walk around the produce department probably a few times, just to see that box in the…and I’m like, “Yes!” I’m just really, really proud. Visual shows Glenn inspecting a cornfield and a chalk drawing of “Locally Grown”. AUDIO: [Jeannie] To know that they’re buying locally is important…very, very important to me. Visual shows a wide shot of fields On screen title: Tom Thumb works with hundreds of local farms. Because local means fresher. On screen title: Tom Thumb

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