Legacy Group Co

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Henry and Mildred Larson first started hand-packing apples for their neighbors during the Great Depression. Lugs of apples were loaded onto horse-drawn wagons and pulled from the orchards into the Larson barn. During the course of the next two decades, as more and more growers brought their apples to Larson's makeshift packinghouse, the business expanded beyond the resources available at the family ranch. In 1955, Larson went into formal partnership with his two sons, Ross and Vern, to create Larson Fruit Company. The company provides storage and packing for multiple varieties of apples and pears grown in Washington. Vern Larson erected the company's first controlled atmosphere facility in 1963. Its facility has adequate space for approximately 100,000 bins of fruit and for nearly 30,000 bins of fruit that require cold storage. All of these facilities are monitored and controlled by computers. Larson Fruit Company is headquartered in Selah, Wash.