For many a year, Karen Carlson, a steadfast farmer and rancher in the rolling hills of Ramona, has tilled the soil and tended her groves with an unyielding spirit.
Now, she’s setting her sights on something larger than her own five-acre spread. With a heart as big as the valley itself, she’s rallying to breathe new life into the California State Grange and rekindle the flame of the local chapter—a family fraternity that once stood as a pillar of the agricultural community.
The Ramona Grange, sadly shuttered in recent days, is not a memory she’s willing to let fade. Carlson, with her keen eye for opportunity and her farmer’s knack for nurturing growth, is calling on her neighbors to gather for a meeting come Tuesday, the seventh of January, at seven o’clock sharp. The hall at 215 Seventh Street will host the occasion, and there, under the steady hand of Joseph Stefenoni—president and CEO of the California State Grange—the seeds of revival may well be planted…