BIO

Sarbjit “Sarb” Johl grew up in Sutter County when his family first moved here from India in 1966. He was only 13 years old.

He began farming with his father in 1976, graduated from Yuba City High School and attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

After graduating from college in the mid-'80s, Johl returned to help with the family peach growing operation.
Johl was a founding partner of the Sacramento Valley Walnut Growers LLC., a walnut processing and marketing enterprise, and has served as chairman of that organization since 2006.

Sarbjit served as chairman of the Sacramento Growers Cooperative, a cling peach co-op from 1986-93 and has also served as a board member of the California Canning Peach Association.

He's has been a trustee of the Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition for the past 12 years and is chairman of the Cling Peach Board.

Prabhjot Johl-his wife, daughter-Kiran Black and son-in-law Cameron Black are helping in the business and other two children are not involve in operation.