Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this episode of Voices of the Valley, we sit down with Jacie Johnston Green and Zac Green of Johnston Farms and WN Citrus, a fourth-generation family operation nestled at the base of the Tehachapi Mountains. What began nearly 80 years ago with a single potato crop has grown into a diverse farm producing citrus, potatoes, peppers, carrots and more across thousands of acres.
Jacie and Zac share their agriculture journey, from Jacie returning to her family’s farm after working in the Bay Area to Zac leaving a successful San Francisco coffee business to join the operation. Together, they reflect on the challenges and rewards of farming in California, the realities behind common agriculture myths and what it means to carry forward a multigeneration legacy.
In this episode of Voices of the Valley, we sit down with Jacie Johnston Green and Zac Green of Johnston Farms and WN Citrus, a fourth-generation family operation nestled at the base of the Tehachapi Mountains. What began nearly 80 years ago with a single potato crop has grown into a diverse farm producing citrus, potatoes, peppers, carrots and more across thousands of acres.
Jacie and Zac share their agriculture journey, from Jacie returning to her family’s farm after working in the Bay Area to Zac leaving a successful San Francisco coffee business to join the operation. Together, they reflect on the challenges and rewards of farming in California, the realities behind common agriculture myths and what it means to carry forward a multigeneration legacy.
