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LA Times: California coffee growing pioneers die of unknown causes, leaving behind 3 children

"...Authorities are investigating the sudden deaths of a Central Coast couple who pioneered California’s coffee-growing movement from their Santa Barbara County farm.

Jay and Kristen Ruskey, owners of Good Land Organics and co-founders of Frinj Coffee, died Sunday at a home in Cambria, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday.

Authorities have not released how the couple died. ..."

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-13/california-coffee-growing-pioneers-die-of-unknown-causes-leaving-behind-3-children

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California coffee growing pioneers die of unknown causes, leaving behind 3 children

Authorities are investigating the sudden deaths of Jay and Kristen Ruskey a Central Coast couple who were the first to grow coffee in the state.

Los Angeles Times

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