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Mary Fahey stands in front of almond trees at Wise Acre Farm. Her favorite part about being a farmer is being outside working with the plants and the dirt.

Mary Fahey

• Name: Mary Fahey

• Age: 45

• Family: Husband, Steve; three stepchildren, Jasmine, 27, Jeremy, 24, and Tristan, 21

• City of residence: Arbuckle

• Occupation: Owner of Wise Acre Farm where we grow produce that is sold through local deliveries and farmers markets. I am also a graphic designer.

• Favorite part of the job: Farming: Being outside working with the plants and the dirt. Graphic deign: I like the creativity.

• What part of your job would you gladly give up? Farming: Working in the heat. Graphic design: Nothing!

• What do you like most about Arbuckle? Small-town atmosphere. Everybody is friendly. It is easy to get involved with the community and make a difference.

• What would you like to change in Arbuckle? More businesses need to come to the downtown area.

• What's the closest you have been to a famous person? I met Mike Farrell. He played Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt on "M*A*S*H."

• Tell us about a life changing experience: It was when I moved to Arbuckle. I had never lived in the country before on moved onto 10 acres by myself. It was the best moved I have ever made.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? I wish that my parents were still alive.

• Whom do you most admire and why? My father. He was honest and a hard worker. He had good values.

• What are your favorite places to go in the area? On my farm, the farmers market in Arbuckle or just driving out in the country.

• What was your first job? Working at Kentucky Fried Chicken.

• If you were a superhero, what would your power be? To be invisible.

• What is something you can't live without? My home.


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