Family
Members
Ed & Joyce - bought the farm when they
married over 40 years ago and raised their 4 children (Maria, Heather, Eric, and
Paul) while teaching them the value
of working with family. Now Joyce enjoys working in the back teaching
her grandchildren how to grow. Ed can usually be found taking care of the
watering (which seems to be a never ending job) or driving around the country
side running errands and making deliveries (or "bumming" as the grandkids say).
Eric & Ann - continuing the tradition by
raising their 4 children in the family business (along with several horses,
chickens, turkeys, and heritage cattle and pigs). Eric is usually found covering 5 things at the same
time, but with an easy smile, contagious laugh and unbelievable memory.
Right now Ann is usually found keeping track of their 4 kids (8 to 1 year old),
while helping around the greenhouse and planting a huge vegetable garden.
Maria - returned a couple
of years ago to the family
business after working for an international flower seed breeder/producer for 10 years in marketing. She doesn't
consider herself to have the green thumb of the family, so she always looks for
the plants that are easy to grow and very forgiving of neglect.
You'll probably also periodically see Ed &
Joyce's youngest son, Paul, running a cash register on a busy weekend, as
well as tinkering with all the electrical or mechanical needs (it's a good thing
he's an electrical engineer). Their other daughter, Heather, and
her family can also be found helping out when they're visiting the farm.
Spring 2009 wasn't quite the
same, as
Storm,
Eric's 10
year old golden retriever passed away at the end of February 2009. Many visitors (young and younger)
were sad to not see him.
