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Farm Name: Meador Acres Chestnuts
Year Farm Established: 2007
Location: Pelion, SC
Years I’ve been farming: 5 years old
Animals I raise: One dog, patches-one cat, jeepers & 6 Rhode Island Reds
Crops I grow: Had a plentiful garden last year.Black eyes, butter,green beans,corn,pota- tos,okra,squash- ,zucchini,sun flowers and onions.
Hobbies I enjoy: We actually invested in Chestnut trees, so we have 20 of them to go along with our 5 Hickory trees. We irrigated our front field and installed popup sprinkler heads for each tree. Reading,cooking- ,gardening,ridi- ng my tractor for no reason at all, We do alot of side handy man jobs and DIY projects at home. From our brick gas fire pit to our 16x22 back porch we built this past summer. We have now added 10 more Chestnut trees to our property.
The proudest moment on my farm: When we got married and I carried Katrina into the house.
Pets: Our dog Patches.... she's a Border Collie mix & one cat, Jeepers-Also an occasional possum,a fox and a lot of squirrels. At least that's all we've seen. :)
Farm Motto: A hard day's work never hurt anyone.
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