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About
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1971, Hunter Farms was established by Wil and Connie Hunter
in Livingston, CA. Over the years, Wil and Connie continued
to grow their operations and eventually added the help of
their son, Scott, in 1992. Hunter Farms currently raises almonds
and pistachios throughout Merced County in the towns of Livingston,
Snelling and Atwater. |
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Hunter
Farms acquired the Trindade Dairy property in 2011 just
east of Buhach on the south side of SP Avenue in Atwater.
Almond trees were planted on the front acreage of the property
and pumpkins were planted around the historic 100 year old
hay barn located on the south side of the ranch. Hunter
Farms Pumpkin Patch opened its doors to the public for its
first season in October of 2013 and continues to serve family
fun to the community every October. In March 2021, the pumpkin
patch saw the addition of a new neighbor to the west, Hunter
Field. Hunter Field is a private baseball field set up to
play 50/70, 54/80 and 60/90. It’s 344’ to center
field, 282’ to left and 277’ to right.
Why a baseball
field at a farm? Baseball has always been a part of life
for the Hunter Family. It began with Wil playing Little
League in West Covina as a young boy. When Scott was 9,
he started playing baseball at Glendora Little League in
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He loved baseball and
continued to play for South Hills Babe Ruth, Pasadena Babe
Ruth and then on to La Salle High School. Scott enjoyed
playing collegiate baseball while he attended CSU, Long
Beach before transferring to Chaffee College in Rancho Cucamonga
and finishing his college career at Cal Poly Pomona. Scott
played in the Jay Hawk League for the Hayes Larks in Kansas
as well as the Santa Maria Indians before ending his baseball
playing career. He and wife Michelle have been involved
in baseball and softball with their three children since
the oldest started tee ball in 2010. Scott has coached every
year since 2010 including seasons with multiple recreation,
travel and school teams simultaneously for his kids.
Scott
always talked about how convenient it would be to have his
own field for practice, but it was just talk, until 2020
when no one could find a field and kids were unable to play
here in California. Fortunately, Wil and Scott saw the potential
in a piece of land that wasn’t able to grow crops,
just weeds. They were using the land as an equipment/parts
area.
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At
the end of 2020, they cleared, ripped and leveled the land
to start building their dream. After several months of daily
construction, Hunter Field became a reality. On the weekend
of March 27-28, 2021, Hunter Field hosted its first 13u baseball
tournament for five teams. The Hunter Family looks forward
to many years and generations of baseball at Hunter Field.
Play ball! |
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