Grow Gators: Life On The Farm

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Grow Gators: Life On The Farm

The ferocious Florida Gator, seen as a nuisance by many, he truly is a southern icon. And the bad behavior of a few of these Florida natives shouldn’t paint the entire swamp dwelling group with a bad reputation. But enough about football, this story is about alligators. WFSU’s Mike Plummer visits the Orange Hill Alligator Farm to look into the unusual enterprise of Alligator Farming.

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Mike Plummer is a content producer and editor for television at WFSU Public Media. He spent 25 years in commercial television as an art director, commercial director, promotion manager, station manager and creative services director before coming to WFSU in 2008. Mike likes to find the “unusual” or “out of the ordinary” stories in our Local Routes. He says the best part of his job is getting to know people he would otherwise probably not get a chance to meet. Mike is widowed, has a rescue dog named Dexter, and is constantly at war with the vines growing in his backyard.