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Meet the Business Owner
Al C.
Business Owner
Wearing his signature overalls, surrounded by boxes of his legendary fruit, «Farmer Al» Courchesne has been a welcome sight at farmers’ markets around the Bay Area for over 30 years. And just like his peaches, Al is homegrown. Born and raised in Berkeley and El Cerrito, he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in anthropology.
He planted his first peach orchard in Brentwood in 1976. Thirteen years later, in 1989, Al began farming organically in large part because of a commitment he wanted to make to the soil, water and community he lived in. The storybook image of Frog Hollow Farm, as seen on our fruit crates, celebrates the joyful abundance of fruit and nature enjoyed by the whole community.