Artemio Camacho is the head grower at the farm. He has worked with the Blackwell’s since 1977 and is part of the C.J. Mushroom Co. family. “I’ve done a lot of jobs,” Artemio said.
“I’ve picked and packed mushrooms and I do some of the carpentry work. Each day I check the environment in the growing rooms and I make watering decisions.” Sometimes he loses sleep because of the responsibilities. “I like my job because I’m always learning,” he said.
Carla has many fond memories of Artemio, who she calls Tio (Spanish for uncle). As a child she used to spend time at the mushroom farm so she could be with her father. Many of those hours were shared with members of the Camacho family. “They used to look after me,” she said.
Artemio and his wife Elvira have five children, Lorena, Rone, Artuo, Hivon and Joel. They also have 11 grandchildren. He says with pride that two of his children, Hivon and Rone, have graduated from Goldey Beacon College in Wilmington. Hivon, he said, now works for the government helping students to attain GED certification. Rone works for a Chester County helicopter company. Artemio and Elvira own a home near the farm.
So far, none of his children have joined Artemio in the mushroom business but a son-in-law and several nephews work with him at the farm.
“I’ve picked and packed mushrooms and I do some of the carpentry work. Each day I check the environment in the growing rooms and I make watering decisions.” Sometimes he loses sleep because of the responsibilities. “I like my job because I’m always learning,” he said.
Carla has many fond memories of Artemio, who she calls Tio (Spanish for uncle). As a child she used to spend time at the mushroom farm so she could be with her father. Many of those hours were shared with members of the Camacho family. “They used to look after me,” she said.
Artemio and his wife Elvira have five children, Lorena, Rone, Artuo, Hivon and Joel. They also have 11 grandchildren. He says with pride that two of his children, Hivon and Rone, have graduated from Goldey Beacon College in Wilmington. Hivon, he said, now works for the government helping students to attain GED certification. Rone works for a Chester County helicopter company. Artemio and Elvira own a home near the farm.
So far, none of his children have joined Artemio in the mushroom business but a son-in-law and several nephews work with him at the farm.
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