The Petaled Branch Andrea Milne, owner, The Petaled Branch I didn’t think I was going to be a flower farmer at all. I bought my first house in Goshen in 2012 and got an acre of land I hadn’t been expecting. I had been looking for something small and easy to maintain...
Singletree Farm Kate Friesen and Scott Kempf, co-owners, Singletree Farm Kate: I have customers, and I know exactly what colors they like. I know what flowers are their favorites or what flowers their grandmother grew that are special to them. It’s such a...
Rosewater Farm and Dairy Mark and Kristina Hostetler, owners, Rosewater Farm and Dairy Right before we pulled the trigger on the loan and this construction project [to focus on dairy farming], I had a ‘why am I doing this?’ moment. My wife and I definitely sat down...
Kercher’s Sunrise Orchards Maureen Kercher and daughter Mollie Kieffer, owners, Kercher’s Sunrise Orchards Mollie and her siblings are the fifth generation to work the Kercher farm The farmer is an optimist, or you wouldn’t be doing it. It’s like, ‘Next year, it’s got...
Clay Bottom Farm Ben Hartman, co-owner of Clay Bottom Farm and author of The Lean Farm, pictured with wife and farm co-owner Rachel Hershberger I’ve traveled all over the United States and internationally, and the thing that’s unique about growing in...
