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Eric Bream - President of Bream Family Farms, ethics & business, intentionally creating inefficiencies , true responsibility , and seeing obstacles as opportunities and More

Episode Summary

My guest Eric Bream, is a 3rd generation citrus farmer and the President of Bream Family Farms. The Bream family has a long tradition of growing high quality citrus fruit that stretches back over 70 years. In 1952 Robert O. Bream purchased the first 10 acre orchard of Washington Navel Oranges in California’s beautiful Central Valley referred to as their “Legacy Block.” The trees were planted in 1912 and a member of the Bream family has cared for them for the past 70 years. While the land area and offerings has grown over the years, the age of the trees, high quality of soil and the perfect micro-climate in the Legacy Block has remained the backbone of our family farm, and produces fruit that offers a unique experience. We discuss how Eric is trying to do the ethical thing in business through the Bream Family Farm, the importance of building intentional inefficiencies in the system, and seeing obstacles we face in life and in business as opportunities.

Episode Notes

True responsibility is not just defining and acting on the minimal legal requirement, but outlining the maximum possible actions you could have taken. 

It's not happening to you, it's happening for you.

Eric Bream's conversation reminded me of Michael Schur's interview with Tim Ferris. Michael Schur is the creator of the hit Netflix series, The Good Place  and written a book called, 'How to be perfect - The correct answer to every moral question." 

Bream Family Farms website - www.breamfamilyfarms.com

This episode is sponsored by UnitedAg,  one of the largest association health plans to offer healthcare to the agriculture industry of California and Arizona.  

Kirti Mutatkar, President and CEO of UnitedAg. Reach me kmutatkar@unitedag.org

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UnitedAg's website - www.unitedag.org