A New Beginning

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 Fourteen years ago, our founder, Aristeo Maldonado fulfilled his lifetime dream of owning an orchard when he bought 40 acres off of Highway 7 just north of Tonasket.

“I grew up in the fields of Mexico and here I fulfilled my dreams,” he said. “We had two options: we could go back to Mexico or stay in the United States. My wife and children preferred to stay here and go to college. Evelia, my wife, saw an ad in the paper and we found out the government was giving credit to new farmers. I went to the bank and got the warrant from the USDA and we bought the orchard.”

​Situated in Central Washington, M&A Orchards takes pride in growing organic apples, pears, and cherries. With more than 10 varieties of superior quality fresh fruit, all handpicked on 1st and 2nd generation family farms in the mountains of Washington, M&A Orchards is well-known and trusted worldwide. ​