As the manufacturing guy for the company, I routinely have the pleasure of traveling for business to our factories where our heart healthy snacks are born.
It may be surprising to you, but food manufacturing plants are typically in low-rent districts. I wouldn't say it is the wrong side of the tracks, but our neighbors are sometimes institutionalized, wearing jumpsuits, and go by numbers and not names. If you are one of these people reading this blog... no offense.
That being said, I have been lucky to see some beautiful spots on my travels and have had the opportunity to stop and smell the roses or more accurately snap a few pictures as I was driving by on my way to the next factory.
Some of my favorite spots are in the Northwest. The Columbia River Gorge is spectacular as well as the Cascade range. The Yakima valley is the produce hot-spot growing apples, hops, and wine grapes among other things. The Tri Cities area is drier and is also an agricultural b
readbasket and grows great melons, wine grapes and of course potatoes- wonderful, glorious potatoes. If you haven't experienced the Northwest, it is worth a trip.Even with all of its natural bounty, I am not quite ready to move away from SoCal just yet (I have gotten spoiled with perfect weather), but it is good to get away ocassionally and see what makes other places unique. I always try to soak in the local culture (within reason) and understand what makes a place tick.
My advice: You gotta stop and smell the hops along the way. And maybe with a few more Alaska Airlines points, I can stop and smell the hibiscus (in Hawaii) as well!
GREG
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