![]() In 2000, the Seward’s, although no stranger to farming, were new to the arena of marketing fresh packed produce. Having had a secret dream with his father to someday pack and ship their own onions, Troy immediately accepted and came on board in charge of sales, and Golden West Produce was born. It wasn’t long though after graduation, before the farm came calling, when in March of 2000, Donald and his nephew Rick Ketterling decided to purchase an existing onion packing facility and asked Troy to join the team. ![]() Pressured by his father, poor markets in the 1980’s, and his own desire, Troy was the first of his family to choose an alternative path and attend and graduate college with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Idaho. Troy was an active participant in FFA and worked alongside Don on the farm throughout High School, gaining invaluable experience of farming operations. In 1973, Donald had a son, Troy, who grew up on the farm, watching his father and grandfather work the soil and instilled in him the farming spirit of his forefathers. Seward worked alongside his father until branching off on his own after his father’s retirement in the early 1980’s. Seward was one of Albert’s sons, and bought a farm along the Snake River in the 1950’s, behind the original Golden WestProduce facility in Nyssa, OR. Farming was still an integral part of the Seward Family, but was done independently. From 1937 to the mid-1990’s, the Seward Farm experienced unfortunate dispersion and fragmentation, typical of most family farms in America.Īlbert’s children each had a vision of their own, and went separate directions, some choosing paths outside of the agricultural arena. Seward took for the benefit of the family, the present day Golden West Produce and GW Farms, certainly would not have been possible. One might say that in 1937, Golden West Produce was born, as without the realized vision and immeasurable risk that Albert F. After a scouting mission, seeing how the green grass and weeds along this glorious river were growing unhampered by the the summer heat, Albert reasoned that the Seward Family could surely make a living farming this fertile land with an unbelievable abundant water source. Seward led his wife, Jenny, and family to the fertile ground of the Treasure Valley along the Snake River in Idaho near Nyssa, Oregon in 1937. Driven out of Kansas by drought, Albert F. Two locations: 1520 NW Bethany Blvd., Beaverton, and 980 NE Fourth St., McMinnville.For the Seward’s, “Adversity begets Perseverance”…In the 1930’s, the Seward Family of farmers residing in Kansas, experienced the infamous “Dust Bowl,” and as a result looked for greener pastures in the West. Sixteen Golden Valley Beers on tap, Oregon wines, full bar, full menu all day, (open daily 11 AM-10PM) banquet rooms and patio dining. All menu items are made fresh from scratch. Incredible steaks & burgers, fresh salads, pastas, seafood, vegan and gluten free options. Their extensive menu features seasonal organic produce from their garden and all natural Angus Beef raised on their family farm with spring fed pastures and spent grain from the brewery. They also feature locally raised foods and exceptional wines from the great Willamette valley. They offer finely crafted beers of great balance and rare complexity. GOLDEN VALLEY BREWERY RESTAURANT is a family owned brewery and restaurant started in McMinnville in 1993 in the heart of the Oregon wine country. Community Profile & Membership Directory.Business Support Series Webinars / Forums.
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