Who is Farmer Bob?

Farmer Bob is Bob McKellar, a most enterprising and remarkable orange grower and business man from Ivanhoe, Tulare County, California. He started Seven Sycamores, a wedding venue, and most recently has begun Farmer Bob’s World, a citrus learning center. They “strive to bring the entire scope of the Ag Industry to life for urban school children, families, legislators and bureaucrats who visit our farm.”

Their Grand Opening is on Saturday, March 13, from 9-3. McKellar Farms, 32988 Rd 164, Ivanhoe (about halfway between Farmersville and Seville, which I know is highly useful information for you.)

A friend in Three Rivers (Why?*) asked me if I had any citrus themed art to sell on consignment in the new gift shop at Farmer Bob’s World. Indeed I do! I have a few small oil paintings, three different pencil reproduction prints, but alas, no cards. So, I ordered 4 pencil drawings of oranges in notecard form, to be assembled and sold as an assorted package.

Because Farmer Bob’s World is a non-profit, I will donate a portion of the sales of these card packages that I sell via my website. (They already get a percentage from the ones they are selling at their gift shop).

The cards are about 4×5″, fold-over, blank inside, and the price per package of 4 is $9 (plus 7.75% sales tax if you live in California, I am so sorry, it isn’t my fault but I am still sorry) plus mailing cost, which I will have to estimate. So these cards are not exactly a bargain, but maybe I am just out of touch with the cost of cards these days. 

That wasn’t very helpful.

How about this: if you order them in California and want them mailed, they are $11/package. If you live outside of California, they are still $11/package because the postage might be more. If you buy them directly from me without having them mailed, they are $10/package. I will donate $3 to Farmer Bob for each package sold.

Ick. I’ll go paint now because this business end of things makes me twitch. Too bad I don’t earn enough to hire a business manager.

*The friend is a member of the board of directors for Farmer Bob’s World and knows that I would not have seen the announcements on Facebook; he also knows that I have been making citrus themed art for many years. It is good to have friends.