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Burgess Orchards: Preserving a Legacy of Farming

Tucked away in the quiet town of Alpine, Utah lies Burgess Orchards, a community heirloom that has provided peaches and apples since 1926. Three years ago, Clark Burgess was getting ready to retire and the fate of his orchard hung in the balance as land values skyrocketed and tech moguls invaded the area. The opportunity…

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Tucked away in the quiet town of Alpine, Utah lies Burgess Orchards, a community heirloom that has provided peaches and apples since 1926. Three years ago, Clark Burgess was getting ready to retire and the fate of his orchard hung in the balance as land values skyrocketed and tech moguls invaded the area. The opportunity to cash in on the land’s value was tempting, but the value of the Burgess Orchards legacy also hung in the balance. 
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