{"id":3527,"date":"2022-08-23T23:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T23:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/?post_type=grower&#038;p=3527"},"modified":"2022-08-25T18:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:02:18","slug":"the-wheeler-brothers","status":"publish","type":"grower","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/grower\/the-wheeler-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheeler Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of pride involved in doing what your dad and grandfather did &#8211; so say 3rd generation citrus growers Mark and David Wheeler. Growing up watching their family tend to the groves, Mark and David didn\u2019t just learn what it takes to run a successful business, but also learned a love for the family trade. And with over 50 years of Florida Citrus-growing knowledge passed down through multiple generations, the Wheeler family is building a true legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in Ortona, Florida, Mark and David are part of a resilient community of growers tackling the issues facing the industry. But it\u2019s the family bond between the two brothers that keeps Wheeler Farms strong. While running a business and keeping the family together at the same time can present plenty of challenges, the Wheeler brothers are united in facing all of those challenges together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life in the Groves: Family First\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xaYLpyDIDAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot of pride involved in doing what your dad and grandfather did, according to third-generation citrus growers Mark and David Wheeler. Growing up watching their family tend to the groves, Mark and David didn\u2019t just learn what it takes to run a successful business but also found a love for their family trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3965,"template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grower\/3527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grower"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/grower"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}