Shaffer Family Farms began selling produce in 2000. At the time, all of our children were home and we wanted to provide them with an opportunity to learn to work hard and earn their own money.
We planted a few rows of sweet corn and the kids picked it fresh, every morning, using the 4-wheeler and a little wagon they pulled behind it.
They sold their corn using an honor box system for $1.00/dozen that first year. By the end of the year, they’d each had earned enough money to purchase their own snow skis…which they proudly did…all in one dollar bills.
Boy! Times have sure changed around here! However, some things remain the same….hard work, great employees, and a desire to continue to improve and share our yummy produce with more customers.