Thursday, December 27, 2012

New Blogger Mike DeWit- Winter in Rice Country

Family farmer Mike DeWit comments on the highlights of the season, including large numbers of wildlife in rice fields.




Mike DeWit, along with his father Jack, grow rice in Sutter, Yolo and Sacramento Counties.  

Mike is a second-generation rice grower.  He and his wife Trucie have two children, Jacob,20, who is severely autistic and living and going to a special school for autism in San Jose. Daughter Debra is a senior at Davis high School.

He is a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. While not farming, he enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with his family. 

“I feel blessed to do what I do,” Mike said. “It’s not work if you love what you do for a living.”

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