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In 1973, Howard Long wrote the president of California-based Western Growers--a powerful association representing half of America's produce suppliers--notifying them of his intent to sue because of restrictive lettuce shipping practices. Twelve months later, Long's challenge literally changed the way the industry did business. His victory marked the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship between McDonald's Corporation and his company, Coronet Foods: one of the world's largest suppliers of pre-cut produce to the fast-food industry.Fields of Green is the account of a man's vison and entrepreneurial drive that took him from a small town on the banks of the Ohio River to the heights of a world-class business with plants in five countries and over 2,000 employees. It is a poignant account of victory in a tough industry, Long's failing health, the demise of his life's work, and his sustaining faith in God.Howard W. Long is the retired founder and chairman of Coronet Foods. Throughout his career, he has served on the boards of numerous corporations and charities, and continues as a trustee for Regent University in Virginia. Howard and his wife, Wendy, have five children, and divide their time between West Palm Beach, Florida, and Wheeling, West Virginia.

A Powerful Testimony of a Life Well Lived Born amidst humble beginnings in a rural town in British-ruled Kenya, Sushil Gupta went on to develop retail and distribution businesses in far flung towns across Kenya, Tanzania, and England. When his father-a powerful motivator in his life-retired from their trade, Sushil took his family to India and then the United Kingdom to start a new life. In so doing he had literally traveled through, worked in, or started businesses in four continents: always against the odds and always with success. But it wasn't always easy.The Four Continent Man is an intriguing account of a kind, intelligent, hard-working family man who never shrank from obstacles in his life's calling. Whether steering through a herd of wild elephants or forging strategic partnerships to open new distribution channels, Sushil Gupta survived and thrived. However productive his life was, the reader will find his greatest legacy is his family. Expressed in vignettes and anecdotes throughout the book are testimonies of his absolute love and dedication to his extended family. Most notably are those who, like their father and grandfather, left the comfort of their homes to forge a new life in America. In so doing, the Gupta travel and adventure genes live on.