MARI ROSSI, FROM B AND R FARMS IN HOLLISTER, WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE 2012 AG WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES BY THE GROUP AG AGAINST HUNGER. THE AWARD HONORS LEADERSHIP QUALITIES HELD BY WOMEN WORKING IN THE AG INDUSTRY. ROSSI LEFT HER ORIGINAL JOB AT THE SAN BENITO COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EARLY IN HER CAREER TO WORK AT B AND R FARMS WITH HER HUSBAND. ROSSI MANAGES PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, AND SALES….AND FREQUENTLY WORKS HER BOOTH AT THE APTOS FARMERS MARKET, AND PARTICIPATES IN THE HOLLISTER FARMER’S MARKET.
