HAPPY TRAILS FLOWER FARM - Key Persons
By day a mild-mannered Chiropractor by night the Director of tools and equipment, head of acquisitions, chief tractor driver, efficiency expert, and most important the greatest supporter and encourager of his wife and partner in this flower farming adventure.
He is overflowing with entrepreneurial charisma and mechanical know-how. He literally keeps the wheels greased and the business on track. He entertains us and our customers with his wit, plus he is the guy who lets the dogs out!
I am a first-generation farmer in a long line of gardeners. It seems that I was surrounded by those who loved the natural world my entire life. I can remember my Great Grandmother's beautifully painted botanicals in oil pastels and her intricate carvings of herbs and flowers on linoleum blocks which filled our home. And then there were the trips to Grandma's house where I could not wait to go into her secret garden. I can remember going through that curved arbor draped in vines and grapes and being transported into a special place. The garden was surrounded by a vine-covered fence and filled with flowers and fruit trees. An enchanting place indeed.
After exploring her garden, I always loved walking through her greenhouse that lead to her basement. Beautiful violets and lush plants lived there. The basement was filled with loads of dried flowers which hung neatly in a row in that magical place. I suppose the love of nature and flowers continued to run through my blood as both of my parents loved to work in the garden and tend their flowers. I am forever grateful for all of their inspiration.