Frank Ford (farmer)
| Jesse Frank Ford | |
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| Born | January 16, 1933 Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas, US |
| Died | February 2, 2011 (aged 78) Fallbrook, San Diego County California |
| Residence |
Irvine, Orange County California |
| Occupation | Farmer; businessman; activist |
| Political party | Democratic |
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(1) Ford was the chief advertiser for the natural foods industry, as it was developing during the 1960s and 1970s. (2) Ford has worn many hats: Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets commander, founder of Arrowhead mills, social and political activist, environmentalist, and organizer for the Campus Crusade for Christ. (3) In 2008, health problems forced Ford to withdraw from a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Representative Darrell Issa in California. |
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(1) Ford was the chief advertiser for the natural foods industry, as it was developing during the 1960s and 1970s.
(2) Ford has worn many hats: Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets commander, founder of Arrowhead mills, social and political activist, environmentalist, and organizer for the Campus Crusade for Christ.
Jesse Frank Ford, known as Frank Ford (January 16, 1933 – February 2, 2011), was a Texas farmer and health-foods advocate who in 1960 founded Arrowhead mills, the largest natural foods wholesaler in the United States. The company is based in his native Hereford, the seat of Deaf Smith County west of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. Arrowhead Mills removes impurities from corn and wheat and farms without pesticides.
Ford was the son of Jesse Ford (1894–1969). As a teenager, Ford worked in a grocery store in Hereford. He graduated in 1955 from Texas A&M University in College Station with a bachelor of science degree in agronomy. He was commander of the TAMU Corps of Cadets and was active in the Campus Crusade for Christ and its related Athletes in Action. Himself nondenominational, Ford supported the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and advocated a "less-is-more" approach to living and spirituality.
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