Dahlia Man
Tom Rumple has always enjoyed watching things grow. As a carpenter and construction foreman in Plant Operations for 21 years, he coached the staff members who reported to him to be self-directed and proud of their work. After many years spent learning how to grow and develop his coworkers, he began thinking about how to put some of those skills to work in a new career. Now, 14 years into his second career as a market gardener and flower seller at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Rumple has become known as The Dahlia Man.
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