Meet George and Marianne Schweers, owners and operators of Heart of the Desert in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Along Highway 54, there will be signs leading to their operation where they grow, process and market farm-grown pistachios, along with wine, oil, confections, gift baskets and more. While the two celebrated 50 years in business this past July, their story began seven decades ago in a small town in rural Nebraska.
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