‘I wouldn’t trade it for nothing.’ Jaemor Farms co-owner Jarl Echols reflects on 45 years of full-time farming - Gainesville Times

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‘I wouldn’t trade it for nothing.’ Jaemor Farms co-owner Jarl Echols reflects on 45 years of full-time farming

Jarl Echols visits the strawberry crop Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Jaemor Farms where the field will soon be ready to pick. Echols is celebrating 45 years of full-time farming. - photo by Scott Rogers

03312023 ECHOLS 3.jpg — Jarl Echols visits the strawberry crop Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Jaemor Farms where the field will soon be ready to pick. Echols is celebrating 45 years of full-time farming. - photo by Scott Rogers

When Jarl Echols surveys the last four and a half decades, there are plenty of things he would have done differently given the chance. Choosing a different vocation isn’t among them.