Remembering Jim Walsh

We are extremely saddened to share that our dear friend and colleague, foundation greenhouse manager, Jim Walsh, passed away unexpectedly in March. Jim was kind-hearted, funny, a natural born teacher, and cared deeply for his family at home and at Nourse Farms. To lose Jim’s brilliance, friendship, and humor is devastating for all of us. You may remember Jim from our last Commercial Growers Newsletter (Fall 2024 edition), where he shared how he was championing water harvesting at Nourse Farms. We also featured him in our “Meet the Team” series on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram last spring, but in case you missed it, we thought we should share it here:

Jim has been growing plants in one form or another for 40 years. He embarked on his agricultural journey with a degree in agriculture from The Ohio State University. After graduation, Jim started working in his wife’s family greenhouse business, which was recognized during his tenure on the cover of Grower Talks magazine as an Up and Comer in the industry. In 2005, they sold their greenhouses, and, luckily for us, Jim landed at Nourse Farms in 2009. In his role as our foundation greenhouse manager, Jim is the person behind all our foundation plant material. This means that if you have a Nourse Farms plant, you have Jim to thank! 

His favorite memory from his time working at Nourse Farms is picking berries during our U-Pick days. 

Beyond the greenhouse, Jim is incredibly outdoorsy. He enjoys swimming, biking, and hiking. His happy place is the Teton and Gros Ventre Mountain ranges of Wyoming (can we blame him!?). 

Jim thinks the berry that best describes him is the blueberry because blue is his favorite color, they freeze quickly, and picking is easy! We’d add that studies have shown blueberries can improve memory...and keeping track of all our foundation material requires an excellent memory!

This article is a part of Nourse Farms' Spring 2025 Commercial Growers Newsletter. View the whole newsletter by clicking here.