When I called to arrange a visit to the Bautista Family Organic Date Ranch, Alicia Gonzalez, the office manager and daughter of founder Enrique Bautista, warned me to come early. Enrique Bautista with his children, from left, Maricela, Alicia, Enrique Jr. and Alvaro, at Bautista Family Organic Dates. there’s really no comparison to what you’d get from a produce company,” …
