In The Loop With Andy Andrews

ITL183: Behind the Scenes of the Sporty Citrus Business—with Special Guest, Austin Andrews

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On this week's episode, we have Austin back in the studio with us to talk about his business, Sporty Citrus. This business has taken off in a way that I don’t think we could have imagined a few years ago. It’s amazing what Austin is able to grow in pots—he grows grapefruit, satsumas, oranges, Meyer lemons, and a lot more. If Austin is running behind or has a really big job, I’ll help with the trimming or will drive him around. Apparently I don’t get paid very often, and I haven’t been able to get myself fired yet, but Austin really handles most of the work by himself. He started with a little trailer on his bicycle.   There was a point where Austin was hired to work on a property with 25 mature citrus trees. The entire property had not been touched in 15 years. We would go there every single week all summer for a couple hours. I knew it was worth the sweat when he would be working on the tree next to me and I realized it provided a wonderful opportunity just to think of new things to talk about with o