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title: Avocados & the Dirt World
description: Aaron Witt chats with CJ Shade about working hard when you’re young, land clearing, and of course, avocados.
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 Episode 129

# Avocados & the Dirt World

July 25, 2022 • 46 minutes

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CJ Shade of[Shade Farm Management](https://www.shadefarmmanagement.com/) is a 6th-generation California family farmer from Santa Barbara, CA. In addition to being an avocado guy, he’s also spent plenty of time in equipment, mainly in the agriculture sector. He was kind enough to hop on a call to talk dirt and California farming.

This week on Dirt Talk, host Aaron Witt chats with CJ Shade about working hard when you’re young, land clearing, and avocados (of course). Later, they discuss the challenges of growing your business AND growing yourself simultaneously, as well as how CJ financed his first pieces of equipment.

To follow along with CJ’s story, follow[@sfm.inc](https://www.instagram.com/sfm.inc/) on IG.

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