Scott Craver doesn’t have a job, but he’s spent 37 years in various fireman/fireman-related roles, with the last fourteen as Assistant Fire Chief for the Saginaw Fire Department. So Craver really does have a job? Technically, the answer is yes. Emotionally, what he does goes far beyond a paycheck and a job description. “It’s so…
It was 1985 when Joe Pipes recognized a distinct need in north Texas for a bigger – and better – supply of four-inch seasonal, colorful, blooming plants. With that in mind, he started Pipes Plant Farm. The most unique characteristic of The Flower Ranch is they grow the plants they sell. That includes the entire…
“She was surprised the first time she tasted it, and said she couldn’t believe the difference,” Cecil Woods, owner and “chief farmer” at L’cajn Farms in Rhome, said. He was referring to the first time his wife, Ann, bit into a piece of fresh, picked-on-the-farm produce. “She was amazed that it didn’t even resemble what…
Everyone knows food is necessary to sustain life in our bodies, but not everyone realizes it feeds our hearts and souls, too. Jonathan Tufts, however, is very aware of that fact. Everyone knows food is necessary to sustain life in our bodies, but not everyone realizes it feeds our hearts and souls, too. Jonathan Tufts,…
Every business, regardless of the product or service it provides, has its customized yardstick for measuring growth. Most employ a “How Many” or “How Much” calculator – how many widgets did we sell from local inventory? How many new orders did we place? How much profit did we record in each quarter? Dr. Kelly Smith,…