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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Josh Swafford graduated from Texas A&M University in Agriculture Development;
and
WHEREAS, Josh Swafford owns the Central Texas Olive Oil Ranch and provides olive orchard
consultation, installation and more, through a secondary company he developed – the Heart of Texas Olive
Orchard; and
WHEREAS, the Central Texas Olive Oil Ranch was founded in 2009 when Swafford and his
grandfather, Curtis Mickan, planted 23,000 olive trees, making Josh the sixth generation to farm the Mickan
family land; and
WHEREAS, Swafford manages over 330,000 olive trees covering over 500 acres across the state of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, Swafford serves as an officer on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association of
Olive Oil, is a Committee Member for the National Olive Oil Planning Committee and is also on the Board of
Directors for the American Olive Oil Producers Association and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown is proud to call Josh Swafford one of their own.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim the 20th of October, 2018 as:
JOSH SWAFFORD DAY
In Georgetown, Texas