The Green Valley in Southern Arizona offers a perfect climate and soil to grow wonderful pecans. One family has a pecan farm that covers 7,000 acres in this ideal growing atmosphere. They grow first-quality pecans and sell them in their on-site store and over the internet to happy customers across America. The Green Valley Pecan Company Store has pecans in many forms to sell to individual customers and companies to use as a great Corporate Gift in Tucson AZ and across the country.
A Little History
The land is located in the Santa Cruz Valley a little south of Tucson. In 1948, R. Keith Walden acquired the farmland to grow cotton. Then, in the 1950s, he saw the competition from synthetic fibers as a threat to his cotton crop sales. So, he transitioned his land to growing pecans, which proved to be the best crop for the Sonoran Desert climate of the Santa Cruz Valley. So, in the 1960s, the family continued converting 7,000 acres of cotton into the largest pecan orchard with irrigation in the world.
The rich, sandy loam soil, the sunshine, and plenty of good water produce pecans with superior taste and quality. Soon, word spread, and they gained customers from far and wide including confectioners, bakers, suppliers, and supermarket chains.
Today’s Business
The company and farm are still in the Walden family with son Dick in charge and other family members all working for the company called FICO. The company has operations in three states and employs 250 people. They have facilities that turn the freshly harvested pecans into delicious treats sold at their company store and on their website. A person or company can purchase raw pecans, candied pecans, chocolate coated pecans, and salted or spiced pecans. They come in several types of packaging and can be combined to make great gifts.
If a person is looking for a Corporate Gift in Tucson Az or around the country, this supplier is a good place to consider. They have gift packages including seven kinds of pecan treats in 14 oz to 52 oz sizes, and they have pecans combined with bottles of Green Valley barbecue sauce or syrup. The website is a great way to view all the products and pricing and make a convenient order online. You can also visit them on Facebook.
