Jeff Herman’s path to a 30-year career owning and operating Cliffside Organic Orchard in Washington began on a whim.  In 1973, Jeff emerged from a Cascadian backpacking trip to find himself in Central Washington at the height of the fruit season. Jeff decided to take a seasonal job picking fruit, even though his previous farming experience had been limited to cattle and hay in Maryland as a teen.  After two seasons picking, Jeff and his wife-to-be, Jeanette, teamed up to begin managing a traditionally farmed nine acre orchard in the Wenatchee Valley.  In 1982, Jeff and Jeanette bought seven pristine acres near Kettle Falls and began producing fruit exclusively with organic practices.  Twenty-nine years later, Cliffside Orchard remains completely organic and has grown to include 1,000 trees, including myriad varieties of apricots, peaches, pears, plums, cherries, nectarines and apples.