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 Jim
Dixon was raised on his father's farm in Eastern Canada. As
a young boy, he worked the farm where hey grew and harvested
many fruits and vegetables. Jim and his father would pick
the produce and load it on a wagon which was hitched to a
team of horses. In this way, they transported their fresh
picked produce to the local market for sale. Jim has been
in the produce and grocery business all his life.
John Dixon has been in the food business for over
25 years. John's motto, "We are here to serve
the customer," has been his guiding principle. For John,
keeping the customer satisfied is his #1 priority. Together,
Jim and John have successfully grown Tri-County Produce to
be a well established local Santa Barbara business with a
great reputation for Quality, Value and Service.
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The building where Tri-County Produce is located
was built in 1950 for Harry Bowman. Harry had earlier
started a produce business in
Santa Barbara and named it Harry Bowman Produce. For
years, Harry distributed wholesale produce to the tri-counties,
delivering to restaurants, schools and
stores. The business was wholesale only and not open
to the public.
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 About 1976, several of Marie's friends
asked if they could come and purchase fresh produce
at the Tri-County Produce Warehouse because they were
tired of the poor quality and high prices of their local
supermarket grocery stores. Reluctantly, Virgil allowed
some of Marie's friends to come in at a
specified time of day. |
| Marie's friends were so excited
and satisfied that they began telling other friends,
frequently asking to return. Soon after, Virgil and
Marie decided to open Tri-County Produce to the public.
In 1985, Jim Dixon and his son, John, purchased
the business from Virgil and Marie Elliot. |
Together, Jim and John have successfully grown
Tri-County Produce to be a well established local Santa
Barbara business with a great reputation for Quality,
Value and Service. |
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