Marshall, North Carolina The “spider” of Spinning Spider Creamery might once have referred to owner Chris Owen—back when she raised Angora goats and spun their fleece into yarn. Now, though its poetic name remains the same, the operation is home to a herd of 50 dairy goats, the Angoras gone. The switch from fiber developed […]
Elmwood Stock Farm
If Elmwood Stock Farm were a song, and each family member improvised on a different instrument, then the weekends would sound like the chorus. Cecil Bell raises beef and tobacco, his son John raises vegetables, his son-in-law Mac Stone works off the farm and raises organic livestock with Cecil’s daughter Ann, who additionally markets the […]
Petalland
Petalland: Blooms provide business opportunity Tullahoma, Tennessee “The name ‘Petalland’ came from a nickname a friend gave our farm because I would always have so many flowers, both growing in the garden and in vases all over the house,” explains owner and grower Karen Yasui with a smile. Petalland exemplifies how one person’s passionate hobby […]
Liberty, Land and Livestock
“On the Farm” Located in Hutchinson, Minnesota, The Lamb Shoppe is what owners Connie Karstens and Doug Rathke call their “on the farm” retail outlet for specialty meat from their farm Liberty, Land, and Livestock. Liberty, Land and Livestock is a 180-acre farm that allows Dorset sheep and Jersey cattle to graze freely on pasture […]