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Mike Manages and Sings Both!
Dave
Dave, Michael and Ciscoe
Pumpkins!!
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The Lawn & Garden Department at The Grange Supply
Michael Aguilar Manages the Lawn & Garden Department
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Primroses are now at the Grange!
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The Lawn and Garden department at The Grange Supply started as a convenient source
for purchasing grass/pasture seed and fertilizer in large quantities for the local
agricultural community. Over the years we have continually evolved to meet the
needs of an ever-broadening customer base while maintaining the “hands-on”
knowledge and customer service we’ve been famous for, the past 75 years.
The Lawn and Garden Department has become a one stop full service shopping
experience with sections devoted to fertilizers, weed, animal, and insect
control, tools, wheelbarrows, general gardening supplies and of course, bulk
and large bags of grass/pasture seed.
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Continuing our environmental concern we have dedicated an entire section to
“green” gardening, including a wide array of organic fertilizers and herbicides
as well as numerous other natural eco-friendly products. We have also increased
our living plant sales by bringing in a wide range of annuals, perennials, shrubs,
trees and most importantly vegetable starts, for the home gardener.
Throughout the year we offer timely workshops and seminars conducted by our staff,
(we currently have a Master Gardener and a Certified Professional Horticulturist)
and such local celebrities as Ed Hume, and Ciscoe Morris.
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Since 1934
Home in the city or home on the range
For 75 years you’ve shopped at the Grange
From hardware and fences to muck boots and pants
From dog food and horse tack to shovels and plants
Hay bales and grass seed and clothes for a scout
Feed for your llama or squirrel or trout
Logs for your fire and shovels for snow
Candy and jerky and chains for a tow
Becoming a member makes you part of the rock
Savings every month and a share of stock
Smiles every visit and friendships that last
So make it your future to visit the past.
Mike
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THE WORLD OF 1934
President - FDR
Major drought in US destroys 35 million acres of farmland
Shirley Temple in first screen appearance
Donald Duck in first animated appearance
Alcatraz prison officially opens
Loch Ness Monster seen for the first time
New house - $5900.00
Truck - $625.00
Gasoline - $.10 per gal
Tissue - $.05 per roll
Hamburger - $.12 per lb
Tomato soup- 4 for $.25
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Michael Aguilar
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Michael Aguilar Manages the Lawn & Garden Department
About me professionally:
My agricultural experience started in the mid 70’s.
I worked in a seed testing lab for the Del Monte Corp, in Sunnyvale, CA.
The production/warehouse manager was retiring so I was offered the job
and learned how to run the mills and separators as well as the various
dry and slurry treatments used at that time on vegetable seed being
processed for commercial growing and canning in the Midwest.
Shortly thereafter I was given the opportunity to spend the spring and
summers as a field agent, contracting with various growers in the Santa
Maria/Guadalupe area to increase green bean seed lots and varieties
provided by our Agricultural Research Dept.
I doubled as warehouse manager and field agent for 6 years then made
the mistake of taking an “advancement” to be a supervisor in the cannery!
I worked in the Del Monte cannery for 5 more years then left to become
Production Manager of Shasta Beverages as most of the food canneries
in the Bay Area were closing down and moving to the central valley in CA.
Upon moving to the great Northwest I got a job at Flower World and was
put in charge of nursery stock, (trees, shrubs fruits and berries, roses and conifers).
After about 4 ½ years the opportunity arose to work at Bellevue
Nursery as manager/buyer. I worked there for 6 years then transferred
briefly to Classic Nursery in Redmond. While at Classic I became a
Certified Professional Horticulturist. Becoming a CPH involves a three
part test made up of general horticultural knowledge, landscape
principles and plant ID. Here at the Grange, I needed to be licensed
as a dealer for pesticides. One criterion of the two titles is the
requirement to take continuing education classes throughout the year
for license renewal and to learn of new developments and legal
requirements in both fields.
Michael Aguilar CPH
Direct: (425) 270-6552
Email: michaela@grangesupply.com
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The Grange Supply is open to everyone - both Members and Non-Members!
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