[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING PETE RICHMOND

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2019

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Pete 
Richmond as the Napa Valley Grower of the Year for 2019.
  Mr. Richmond's career in agriculture began in 1986 after earning a 
degree in Agricultural Business from California State University, 
Fresno. He started working for Bien Nacido Vineyards, gaining valuable 
experience as a vintner. Mr. Richmond went on to work for other 
prestigious wineries. In 1992 he was at Stag's Leap Winery; he worked 
at Atlas Peak Winery from 1993 to 1995; from 1995 to 2001 he was at 
Kendall Jackson. After spending 15 years at various wineries, Mr. 
Richmond founded the Silverado Farming Company, a vineyard management 
and client communications company. Wineries contract Silverado Farming 
Company to tend, field, and harvest grapes in Napa County. The company 
oversees vineyard management for over 600 acres of Cabernet grapes.
  Mr. Richmond's passion for agriculture is not confined to the 
vineyard. He is involved in our community through his philanthropic 
efforts and the Boards on which he sits. In 2006, Mr. Richmond 
established the One Percent for the Community Fund, a foundation that 
receives one percent of gross revenue profits made by the Silverado 
Farming Company. The foundation uses the money to support at-risk youth 
in our community and help find a solution for a variety of issues that 
impact farm workers. Mr. Richmond is on the Farmworker Foundation Board 
of Directors, a past member of the Napa Valley Grape grower's Board of 
Directors, and an Advisory Board Member for Teens Connect. He is active 
in the housing community as a member of Napa Valley Community Housing 
and Napa County Housing Commission. Mr. Richmond is also involved with 
Ag for Youth and is a former Babe Ruth Baseball League Coach.
  Madam Speaker, Mr. Richmond is the community member we should all 
strive to be. He is a person of integrity, generous and caring, and 
well-deserving of the title Napa Valley 2019 Grower of the Year. It is 
therefore fitting and proper that we honor Pete Richmond here today.

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