Ag influencer explains importance of connecting with public
Apple Girl Kait visits Snohomish County's Focus on Farming conference to show how her social media presence educates the public about the orchard business.
Kait Thornton is a fourth-generation farmer growing apples and pears near Tonasket in north central Washington.
As a teenager she helped promote new varieties of apples, started a business, Kait’s Crates, selling boxes of fruit directly to consumers, and completed college in 2023 at Washington State University.
Also known as Apple Girl Kait, she’s used 90-second videos to create social media presence (Instagram and TikTok) with an audience of 650,000 followers. She educates viewers about the ins and outs of growing fruit and connecting with people looking for answers about how their food is grown.
“It sounds like a lot, but I promise you that I’m small potatoes,” Thornton said to hundreds of people attending Snohomish County’s Focus on Farming Conference, titled “Rooted in the Northwest” place Nov. 4 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.
She has been connecting with the public about fruit since she was 16 years old.
