Rare Earth Grass Valley5/1/2021
Jims wife Jami, also a Nevada Union graduate joined him at Rare Earth in 1984.Together they have strived hard to bring the best possible materials and supplies for your garden and landscape.
We still do business the same way we did when we started many years ago-with the strongest emphasis possible on customer service. While were proud of our growth and success over the years, we havent forgotten who made it possible, our customers truly our most precious asset. Rare Earth Landscape Materials has grown each year while bringing more products to Nevada County and its surrounding areas. Potting Mix in Grass Valley Copyright Rare Earth Landscape Materials. Kirby went off to school in Oregon and now hes back; hes in the process of learning to run the whole yard, said his mom. Not pictured are Barry Levey, Doug Mickel, owner Jim Hopper and Carson Meyer. Cory Fishercfishertheunion.com On Friday morning, an elderly man pulled up to the yard at Rare Earth Landscape Materials in Grass Valley. Im looking for some small pebbles to scatter around my wifes grave, he said as he climbed out of his car. Do you folks have that sort of thing The answer was a resounding yes. In fact, more than likely, the man was overwhelmed by his choices. However, back in 1980, when Jami and Jim Hopper were first getting their business off the ground, choices were limited. The Nevada Union High School sweethearts had just barely graduated when a friend with a landscaping business in Half Moon Bay called them up and asked for a favor. He wondered if we could sell some of his compost here in Grass Valley, said Jami. He brought it up and dumped it on Jims parents property near the Golden Chain Motel. It was during the summer, and we thought wed just see how it goes. At the time, there was almost no one in town who carried landscaping materials. Due to a high demand, they quickly expanded their offerings to include bark and rocks. With a small tractor, Jim would load a rented trailer and shovel the materials out once he arrived at the delivery site. In 1984, the Hoppers moved their business from Jims parents property to a third of an acre on Hollow Way in Nevada City. When we moved here, I remember looking around and saying, What did we do How can we ever fill this said Jami. Two years ago, the Hoppers were able to purchase the 45 acres adjacent to their property. They are currently in the process of expanding their inventory onto 11 of those acres. No more shoveling for Jim Rare Earth now has a staff of 10, six dump trucks, a flat bed and a fleet of heavy equipment for distributing their massive on-site inventory. Materials are shipped in from as far away as Pennsylvania, said Jami, and their drivers routinely pick up and deliver materials within a 100-mile radius. Soils were recently delivered to Fresno, Bakersfield, Merced and Clear Lake. Many customers drive up from Sacramento to take advantage of the selection. Various types of decorative and natural rock are popular items, in addition to 10 types of bark, flagstone, Mexican beach pebbles, tumbled glass, patio pavers and retaining wall blocks, not to mention a new area for statues. Rare Earth sells 40 different varieties of bagged fertilizer and amendments. We have eight or nine different soil blends and 10 different composts, all of which are stock items. Rare Earth Grass Valley Full Time AtBut the best addition to the growing business, added Jami, is their 22-year-old son, Kirby, who started working full time at Rare Earth two years ago and is soon to be the third co-owner.
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