{"id":3531,"date":"2022-08-23T23:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/?post_type=grower&#038;p=3531"},"modified":"2022-08-25T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:04:39","slug":"david-wheeler","status":"publish","type":"grower","link":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/grower\/david-wheeler\/","title":{"rendered":"David Wheeler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Wheeler\u2019s family has been growing citrus for more than 50 years, but that doesn\u2019t stop him or his brother, Mark, from getting up every day with a commitment to harvesting some of the juiciest, sweetest oranges in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if his day always starts in the office, one of the things David enjoys most about being in the citrus industry is being able to spend his time outdoors. With the subtropical climate, good soil, and irrigation water, David isn\u2019t the only one enjoying his time outdoors\u2014the Florida Oranges in his groves are grown under some of the most favorable conditions in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While David\u2019s proud to be a part of a resilient community of growers who are tackling the issues facing the industry, it\u2019s his family heritage and bond with his brother that truly keeps the family business thriving. Because while running a business and keeping the family together at the same time can present plenty of challenges, David and his brother can face them all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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: A Family Business\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3TgiWOa9SE?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>David Wheeler\u2019s family has been growing citrus for more than 50 years, but that doesn\u2019t stop him or his brother, Mark, from getting up every day with a commitment to harvesting some of the juiciest, sweetest oranges in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3967,"template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grower\/3531"}],"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\/3967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.floridacitrus.org\/oj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}