Driscoll’s
345 Westridge Drive, Watsonville
(800) 871-3333, driscolls.com
Newton’s Apples is a board game for kids where the board is tilted, apples are placed along eight vertical tracks, and you use gravity to roll them to the bottom – before your opponent blocks your path with a crate. It was a clunky game, but the concept is easy: Produce in motion stays in motion. Driscoll’s may not grow apples, but they certainly have weight when it comes to their rank in the marketplace. In Monterey County, their focus is firmly on berries – but their gravitas in the market has made them a heavyweight, earning them the title of Best Big Grower for Fruits and Vegetables.
