Most of our interviews are with people in the arts, but as you know, we are interested in anyone who is making their own path. George and Beth Kendall are our neighbors, and they have certainly forged their own path. Geologists by training and profession, they retired early from careers in the oil industry to grow citrus and avocados for the regional produce market. You will notice a certain similarity between the challenges that they face as farmers and the challenges that other entrepreneurial free spirits must meet and overcome.

We have known the Kendalls as long as we have been on the central coast, and they have been on the short list of potential Outside the Lines interviewees since the beginning. We think you will enjoy this conversation, and if you are like us, you will learn a few things you didn't know.