Andrea Chavez

Creator/Retired
Talley Farms Box Program

Andrea is a Cal Poly graduate, earning a degree in Economics in 1980. She has spent the last 45 years working at various levels in the produce business, from Western Regional Sales Manager for Dole Fresh Vegetables to Buying Broker, shipping produce worldwide, to owning her direct-to-consumer produce and gourmet foods company for 13 years in Southern California. In February of 2012, Talley Farms hired her to create The Talley Farms Box, from which she retired in 2023.

Andrea is proud to serve on the boards of the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation and the SLO Food Bank and continues to lead farm tours and write articles for Talley Farms. As a mother of 2 grown boys, a wife of 40 years, and a cook who loves fruits and vegetables, she is passionate about supporting California farmers and farm workers and encouraging people to eat more produce.