Cory Hershberger, Assistant Editor

Cory Hershberger is assistant editor of Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home, located in Lexington, Ky. He is a 2010 graduate of Case Western Reserve University, where he triple-majored in English, communication sciences and psychology, mainly because he is a glutton for punishment. He worked for his college newspaper, The Observer, all four years of his college tenure, serving as focus editor for two years and managing editor for one. A lifelong lover of the written word, he also graduated from the University of Kentucky with a master’s degree in library and information science in 2012.

Hailing from the heart of Ohio Amish country, Cory has been surrounded by agriculture all his life. This experience taught him the value of community from a young age, in addition to a love of locally produced foods. After you’ve had a thick slice of fresh-baked wheat bread loaded with creamy Amish peanut butter or a slice of still-warm Dutch apple pie, baked goods never seem the same. A relatively recent Kentucky transplant, he finds himself taken daily by the southern charm of the Bluegrass State, and he has so far been most impressed with Lexington’s abundance of ethnic eateries and the natural beauty of the Appalachian foothills in eastern Kentucky.

Cory has a greenish thumb, enjoying moderate success with house plants in the past, but working at Hobby Farms shows him more and more each day that a container garden is not beyond his reach. He spends a significant amount of time in the kitchen, as well, preparing classic dishes from his childhood and dabbling in the cuisine of as many different cultures as he can. He remains convinced that the Amish are among the best cooks in the country but does concede that condiments don’t really get better than sriracha hot sauce and sesame oil. He also owns a spastic ginger kitten named Seymour, and whether the furball is climbing shower curtains, meowing a 6 a.m. wake-up call, or attempting to chew anything and everything in his immediate surroundings, he teaches Cory the meaning of patience on a daily basis.

Every day at work, Cory is constantly encountering new ideas and plans he can’t wait to implement in his own attempts at apartment farming. (He is currently trying to convince his roommate that keeping a bantam hen or two on their apartment balcony is not only possible but desirable—a slow-going process.) From new recipes and gardening tips to small-scale husbandry suggestions and DIY projects, he relishes the advice and wisdom the Hobby Farms community has to offer. He’d love nothing more than to hear your ideas, as well.

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