In 1949, a young Bill and Jeannette Evans started farming their first apple orchard on Naches Heights, just outside of Yakima WA. Working hard, and sacrificing more than most, Bill & Jeannette were able to keep food on the table, raise a family and invest a little back into their small 10 acre apple orchard.

By 1959, the Evans operation had grown to a 60 acre growing operation and the company built its first packing facility. Bill and Jeannette took great pride in farming, making sure that their apples were always flavorful and of the highest quality. The addition of a packing facility, now gave the Evans the ability to control the way their apples were grown and packed.

By 1967, the Evans operation expanded, hitting the 100 acre mark. Bill & Jeannette were always focused on growing the best quality apples and making sure that their apples were properly packed before being shipped to customers.

By 1975, the small family business had grown into a major operation owning and farming well over 500 acres of apple orchard. Bill and Jeannette's vision was to farm extremely large blocks of fruit strategically located in prime growing regions around eastern Washington.

All of the other Washington apple packing operations relied on many small outside growers to supply them with apples to pack. The Evans didn't agree with that philosophy because every small grower had their own method of farming, they were all located in different areas and they were all growing different strains of each apple variety. With all of these variables it was impossible to provide the level of quality and consistency that the Evans felt they needed to achieve.

Bill and Jeannette wanted to provide their customers with the same consistent quality apples day-in and day-out on a year round basis just as if they were a manufactured product. They knew the only way to achieve this type of goal was to make their vision a reality.

Today, the Evans own and farm over 7,000 acres of prime ground. 2 of their 11 ranches are well over 2,000 acres each in size, making them the two largest apple orchards in Washington State. They also own 3 state-of-the-art production facilities that utilize all of the latest technology. Evans Fruit Farms have been ranked #1 for the second consecutive year in Western Fruit Grower Magazines "Top 100 Growers" listing.

What about Bill and Jeannette? Today they're in their mid seventies, enjoying their grandchildren, still happily married and working away 7 days a week to make sure that you're receiving the best apples available from Washington State!