A & L FARMS

In 1981 after 20 years of migrating from Texas to different states picking many farm crops, including Blueberries, two Brothers, Al and Miguel Ochoa purchased 67 acres of land and founded A & L Farms, Inc., a Blueberry farm in Grand Haven, Michigan... Al and Miguel kept their day jobs and would work on their own farm until late hours of the night. With some borrowed and rented equipment they started clearing, leveling land, and planting more Blueberries. By 1989 the Blueberry acreage had grown to 40 acres and Al left his other job to concentrate more on the farm. Then yearly more acreage was planted, or producing farms were purchased and the farming operations became too large for Al to handle by himself. In 1996 Miguel joined the farm full time and took over as head of sales and plant operations. A&L Farms, Inc. is now packing Blueberries for the Fresh and Process (Frozen) Markets.

Also known as: A & L Farms Inc.

Primary location: West Olive United States