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Hickoryworks

June 29, 2012 By admin

Syrup seeped in distinction Trafalgar, Indiana At first glance, the story of Hickoryworks shagbark syrup in Trafalgar, Indiana, sounds like a business fairy tale: A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger leads to acquisition of a secret recipe that results in a national gourmet goldmine. But chat with owner Gordon Jones and his real recipe […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - family, Business to Business, Developing new products, Direct to customer/user, Direct to customer/user, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farmers Markets, Food related, Forest Saplings, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, Indiana, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Value added

Minnesota Wild

June 29, 2012 By admin

Like Grandma Used to Make Jay Erckenbrack is the owner of Minnesota Wild in McGregor, Minnesota where his company’s line of fruit jams and syrups evoke the sensory memory of a visit to grandma’s. “Both my grandmothers made tremendous breads and rolls and I remember the fresh hot bread coming out of the oven and […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business to Business, Business to Business, Direct to customer/user, Direct to customer/user, Folk Arts, Food related, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Wild fruit

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