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GROWING IN THE HEARTLAND x JUNE 2016

4 EDITOR’S PAGEAttracting hummers

By Lindsay Owens

6 ‘GOOD STEWARDSOF OUR LAND’

Mark and Marsha Tennis

believe conservation is a

calling

By Bill Richardson

9 IN SEASONZucchini and squash

By Lindsay Owens

10 FIELDS OF BLUELucinda Vriner’s blueberry

farm keeps her coming back

By Joy Neighbors

12 MY RURAL ROOTSWork or play, it’s always

better with family

By Angie J. Mayfield

13 FARM FROLICMiniature donkeys a happy

accidental addition to

Schuetz farm

By Lindsay Owens

16 THE FUNNIER SIDEOF FARMING

Science, GMOs and the

finances of food fear

By Damian Mason

17 MORE THAN AGREENHOUSEFamily-owned Garden

Park helps gardeners and

landscapers


20 THE NATURAL SIDE

OF THINGS

Poison ivy: Is it, or isn’t it?

By Terri Talarek King

21 COUNTY FAIR

INFORMATION

Daviess and Knox County

schedules

22 CALENDARFarmers Market and

bicentennial celebration

23 DOWN ON THE

FARM

To Loogootee in the buggy

By John H. Stoll

24 NED B., FLORIST

Plant expert cares for

landscaping at The Legen

By Lindsay Owens

ON THE COVER: Lucinda

Vriner picks berries on her family

farm. | PHOTO SUBMITTED BY LUCINDA

VRINER

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6 | JUNE 2016 x GROWING IN THE HEARTLAND

By Bill Richardson

MARK TENNIS AND Marsha

Bennett came from rural SoutheasternIllinois farms. They met at a grain ele-

vator. Courtship and marriage followed

in 1989.

The award-winning Tennis Farms

also followed. Although both came

from productive farms with parents

who loved the land and were involved

in soil and water conservation, it took

a while to get there.

Mark tried his hand at a variety of

things, including a trucking stint that

took him to every state in the lower 48,

plus parts of Canada. In the meantime,

Marsha spent more than a decade

working at the Lawrence County Farm

Service Agency.

What goes around comes around,

though, and eventually that meeting

at a grain elevator led them back to

the land. They acquired land from

Marsha’s father, Lloyd Bennett, and

established Tennis Farms in southwest

Lawrence County.

Once they started farming, Mark

and Marsha went about implementing

the conservation practices they held

near and dear. The harvests were

good, but just as importantly, the

couple was richly rewarded in many

other ways. Over the years, various

accolades flowed in at the county and

regional levels.

In 2011, the biggest and best

recognition of all came when Tennis

Farms was presented with the Gover-

nor’s Award at the Illinois State Fair

as the Illinois Conservation Farmin

Family of the Year.

“We don’t really do what we do

be recognized,” Marsha said. “We d

it because we are called to be good

stewards of our land and that’s wha

we try to do and we tried to instill t

into our children. But it was still an

honor.”

Mark’s philosophy has always

been a simple one — to leave land h

farms in better shape than what he

found it.

“That’s just what I believe,” he

said. “That’s the bottom line to me.

need to stop the soil erosion and le

the land in better shape for the nexgeneration.”

The family’s home in southwes

Lawrence County, a few miles sout

of Sumner, serves as its base of ope

ations. Mark, Marsha and their son,

Markus, who possesses a degree fr

Wabash Valley College in agricultu

technologies, farm about 1,000 acre

mostly within a five-mile radius of

their home. There are approximatel

another 500 acres in the Conservat

Reserve Program.

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Illinois Conservation

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Gary Zwilling, the NRCS-USDA

District Conservationist for Lawrence

County, said the Tennis Family has

been a great example over the years of

applying conservation practices to the

landscape and their farm land.

“They have led by example and in-

vested much time, energy and money

to keep their natural resources protect-

ed and productive for future genera-

tions,” Zwilling said.

Zwilling added that even if therewere not a USDA program to fit their

resource concern, Mark and Marsha

would still take the technical advice

provided and apply it to the land.

“I always jokingly said to them that

even if we don’t have a specific pro-

gram for that concern, it would still fall

under the ‘Mark and Marsha

Program,’ to get it fixed and

save the resources,” he said.

The couple’s two daugh-

ters, McKenzie and Maran,

are currently attending col-

lege. McKenzie is majoringin elementary education at

Vincennes University, while

Maran attends Logan Uni-

versity in Chesterfield, Mis-

souri, and is in the chiroprac-

tic program. Markus and his

wife, Megan, an elementary

school teacher in Olney, live

ust across the way.

The convictions Mar-

sha and Mark share come

to them naturally. Mark’s

father, Irvin, served on the

Wabash County Soil andWater Conservation Board,

while Marsha’s father, Lloyd,

held the same position in

Lawrence County.

“I knew how important soil con-

servation was way back when I was

growing up,” said Mark, who was

raised on a Wabash County dairy farm

and graduated from Mount Carmel

High School in 1974. “Dad built terrac-

es. He farmed on contours and things

like that, way back in about 1970.”

Although at one point in time

Mark and Marsha, a 1977 Red Hill High

School graduate, tried their hand at

growing wheat, corn and soybeans

have always been the primary crops,

all 100 percent no-till. The family raised

a large herd of sheep at one time, too,

but now has only two, used annually in

a nativity scene at their church, Beulah

United Methodist. The farm is also

populated by about 20 chickens.

The couple slowly started to

implement their practices when the

took over the farm, but progress ha

been steady, even rapid. More than

acres of waterways have been built

and more than 150 acres of ripari-

an buffers have been installed. The

family has built numerous ponds an

approximately 500 acres of croplan

fields have been terraced. More tha

30 acres of filter strips are now in

place, with nearly 300 acres of wildlife habitat and more than 30 acres

of field borders. Wetlands have bee

developed and a number of water a

sediment basins have been installe

along with more than 70 grade con

structures.

According to the Lawrence Cou

Soil and Water Conserva

District, every tract of lan

on the farm has some for

of a conservation practic

existing on the landscap

The family also preac

what it practices. Mark aMarsha have been praise

by soil and water official

throughout the years for

encouraging neighbors

and other farmers to get

board.

“A lot of my neighbor

feel the same way I do,”

Mark said. “But there are

some guys who want to

farm a lot more acres tha

we do, and they don’t ca

To them, every acre coun

Every row counts.”A big difference, Mar

stresses, is that he’s buyi

the land he farms.

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farmers are renting it from everybo

else,” he said. “They’re not going to

worry about conservation.”

The Tennis family does worry

about it, though. They always have

and always will. And because of th

their land will be productive for yea

to come.

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Z By Lindsay Owens

ZUCCHINI, PATTYPAN ANDyellow squash may be one of the easiest

things to grow in the garden. Whether

you plant seeds or use plants, these

sun-loving squash are high-yielding.

Zucchini come in a variety of colors

other than the traditional dark green

often referred to as “black” zucchini.

Grey, yellow, striped and even creamy

white are all options and there’s really

no difference in flavor. There are alsoround varieties that are great for stuff-

ing, grilling or frying that also come in a

wide-range of colors.

Pattypan squash, which due to their

scalloped edges, resemble flying sau-

cers, are just as versatile as other sum-

mer varieties of squash and also come in

several colorful varieties.

Yellow squash may not have as

many options as zucchini, but the deli-

cate squash comes in both crook-neck

and straight-neck varieties. Just like

zucchini, they too, are high yielding and

easy to care for.A wet spring may have washed out

and delayed the first harvests of the year

but for when those zucchini, pattypans

and yellow squash start rolling in, here’s

a couple of new recipes to try.

Sautéed Squash with Basil and

Feta Cheese

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 cups baby pattypan squash,

zucchini, yellow squash or a mix

of all three, halved (about 18

ounces)

2 cups sliced leek (about 2)1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black

pepper

3 tablespoons crumbled re-

duced-fat feta cheese

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh

basil

Heat a large nonstick skillet over me-

dium-high heat. Add oil to pan, swirling

to coat; heat 20 seconds. Add squash

and leek to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until

tender, stirring frequently. Stir in salt and

pepper. Transfer squash mixture to a

serving platter. Sprinkle with cheese and

basil.

Zucchini Boats with Mozzarella

and Olives

2 medium–sized zucchinis

8 balls of fresh mozzarella cheese,

halved (or about 1/2 cup of any

cheese you have on hand)

1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes,

halved8 green olives, pitted and cut in

half

Olive oil

Fresh basil, cut into slivers

Breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut zucch

length–wise and scoop out about 1/2

inch of the very center squash. Your

indentations will be small and it does

have to be precise, just enough so yo

can squish some cheese and olives

in there. Drizzle the hollowed squashwith olive oil, and season with salt an

pepper. Bake for about 15 minutes, un

squash gives a little to the touch.

Remove par-baked zucchini and

with halved grape tomatoes, halved m

zarella, and sliced olives. Just do you

best to get as many of these items on

the zucchini as possible. Drizzle with

more olive oil, sprinkle fresh basil sliv

and bread crumbs over the top. Don’

shy here. Drizzle a little more olive oil

season with salt and pepper.

Increase the oven heat to 450°F acook for another 10-15 minutes, rotati

the pan half way. When bread crumb

are golden and cheese is melted, the

zucchini boats are done.

IN SEASON

Zucchini and squashHigh-yield summer staples are versatile

for cooking

PHOTO BY LINDSAY OWENS


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T By Joy Neighbors

THE MONTH OF June brings

with it blue skies, warm days and the

sweet, succulent smell of fresh-picked

blueberries. Well, it does if you’re

Lucinda Benson Vriner.

Vriner is one of the owners of Ben-

son Blueberries, located a few miles

from Vincennes on Route 33 in Law-

rence County, Illinois.

Blueberry fields forever

The blueberry patch began back

in the late 1970s when Vriner’s father,

John Benson, had the erroneous idea

that he would retire from farming. Vri-

ner laughed as she said, “Once you’ve

been a farmer, well, you don’t get that

out of your system.” Benson and his

brother, Gerald, a retired school super-

intendent, tried raising strawberries for

about seven years, but it was

a tricky proposition, at best.

That’s when the Univer-

sity of Illinois Agricultural De-

partment, at Urbana-Cham-

paign, approached the twomen to find out if they were

willing to use part of the Ben-

son farmland for experimen-

tal trials with blueberries.

The men readily agreed.

“They began with five

varieties of blueberries,

planting a total of 200 plants.

The goal was to discover if

the berries would grow well

in the central Illinois soil,

and if soil drainage was an

issue,” said Vriner.

“Of the first five variet-

ies, one was extremely small

and hard to pick, but it was

very sweet, so we called it

a ‘baking berry.’ There was

also a large tart berry that came at the

end of the season. We don’t have either

of those now, but we do still grow the

other three varieties that came from

the original crop,” she remembers.

The Bensons joined the Michigan

Blueberry Association and learned a

thing or two about blueberries, in-

cluding how best to grow them. Th

discovered that it would take four t

five years before the plants could b

moved from the nursery to the field

for harvest. But it wasn’t until they

moved some of the plants down to

Lawrence County farm that the fam

saw the possibilities; the soil and th

climate were perfect for blueberries

The brothers began planting mo

bushes each year, expanding the fiel

and discovering what varieties thrive

in this region, and which ones did noBut, as any farmer knows, a flourishin

crop can also bring its own set of pro

lems — namely, birds. The Bensons w

against pesticides and other bird-ridd

suggestions, so they decided to plant

double the number of blueberry bush

needed: 500 bushes for the trials, and

500 bushes for the birds.

After 20 years, the family decid

to remove the slow and non-produc

bushes, and began to concentrate o

the varieties that did the best with

soil and climate.

We are family Vriner remembers this as a rela

ing time for the Benson family and

their extended brood. Family memb

who lived near the farm took care o

the fields, planting and re-planting

ries, pruning the bushes and keepin

the weeds at bay.

Those who lived away began to

get ready for blueberry season in th

early spring. Vacations were planne

and children were taken out of othe

Above, a busy field on the Benson Blueberries farm in Lawrence County, Illinois. Below, Lucinda Benson Vriner enjoys returning to the farm each summer,

saying the customers and workers have become friends. | PHOTOS COURTESY OF LUCINDA BENSON VRINER

F IELDS OF BLUE

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summer activities so they could enjoy

a few weeks of freedom on the farm.

There were two motor homes on the

property; Vriner’s family stayed in one

while her parents, John and Sunny

Benson, stayed in the other.

Vriner said that she and her hus-

band, John Vriner, would travel from

Chicago to the farm each year with

their two young boys, Lucas and Alex.

Her brother, Ed, and his wife, Ann,

would come in from Indianapolis, and

their parents, John and Sunny Benson,

came down from Champaign-Urbana.

The family would spend the next few

weeks catching up, selling berries and

working in the fields.

Being raised a farm girl, Vriner said

that she misses living on a farm with

its rural pace. “I love coming down

here, watching the sun rise across

the field, hearing the birds sing — it’s

always so peaceful. And I wanted myboys to really experience nature, to

play in the grass, dig in the field, and

smell those ripe berries in the morn-

ing. It’s hard to instill a connection to

the soil unless you’ve been a farm kid.

Our boys learned how to put life in

perspective on the farm. They could do

all those ‘country things’ that city kids

ust don’t get to. It was priceless!”

Generations ofcustomers

But now the boys are grown, and

Vriner’s parents and uncle have passed

on, so what’s the continuing pull to this

plot of land? According to Vriner, “it’s

the air, the people, that open space!

There’s such a feeling of calmness in

that field. And even though it’s hectic at

times with work and customers — ev-

eryone there is a friend. I’ve been doing

this for 30 years and I look forward to

visiting with everyone each summer.”

Vriner says that the people who vis-

it the berry field have become friends

and family. It has become a community

she’s grown to cherish. “I love our cus-

tomers,” Vriner said with a smile. “They

never complain. They know how the

weather works, they understand the

growing cycles; they’re just happy to be

here, and they are so faithful.”

“I have developed some wonder-

ful relationships here. I love seeing

(multi-generations of) families come

out to pick. I’ve watched young moms

come to pick berries with their tod-

dlers, and now those children are

bringing their kids, along with their

moms, back to pick in our fields; these

kids grow up with us. We may only see

them once a year, but we know them,”

Vriner remarked. “It’s like a conversa-

tion that never stops — we just pick

up from last year and keep it going

Best memory everWhen asked what’s her best m

ory of the farm, Vriner pauses.

“It’s hard to say; I have so many

But the one that touched me most w

when my oldest son, Lucas, and his

wife, Melissa, came down to the fie

for the first time, a couple of years a

they were married. We were taking

walk and picking berries when the

told me that I was going to be a gra

mother. Right there, in the blueberr

field. The doctor had told them the

baby was the size of a blueberry, ne

knowing what the reference would

mean to us, or where they would te

me the news. How awesome is tha

Awesome indeed for this count

girl who appreciates the happiness

friendship and sense of peace she a

ways finds out in the Lawrence Cou

blueberry fields.

Bnso BlueberieRR 2, Lawrenceville, Illinois

The farm’s Facebook page will have openin

dates, prices, directions, and current, daily

updates on the status of picking, and the fi

Updates begin posting in late May.

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IN AN AGE where people oftenspend more time with their phones

than their families, I am grateful I grew

up on a farm before cell phones and

video games. If it wasn’t dark, pouring

rain, or below freezing, we kids were

outside. We were

tending animals or

the garden, fishing,

playing in the creek

or in our tree house,

or riding our bikes

down the gravel

road to play with the

neighbor kids — afterour chores were done, of course.

I try to instill the same sense of

work ethic and love of nature in my

own children. However, with the

distractions of television, video games,

and sports schedules, it isn’t always

easy to pull them out of their zombie

trance. However, the more we expose

kids to fun activities outdoors and

teach them to care for themselves, an-

imals, and others, the less likely they’ll

become couch potatoes who still live

in the basement at age 30 and can’tchange their own tire.

Whether my husband is working

on a vehicle, tractor, fence, or tree-

house, it becomes a family affair. The

kids and I are right there helping. Chil-

dren need to learn how to use tools,

build and fix things, cook, do laundry,

and problem solve. It will make them

happier and healthier and save them

time and money throughout their adult

lives. There’s no greater sense of pride

than watching a 6-year-old working be-

side you, handing you tools and asking

what more he can do to help.With spring and warmer weather,

our family has more plans than time. In

addition to our normal daily activities

of going to work and school, cooking,

dishes, gathering eggs, and feeding

our critters, that include equines,

cows, pigs, chickens, guineas, dogs,

and cats — this is our extracurricular

schedule this week. On Monday eve-

ning, we put out round bales with the

tractor, tilled the garden, and mowed

the grass. On Tuesday we planted the

garden, which is about a quarter acre.

Wednesday is family night. We fished

in our pond all evening, catching amess of crappie, blue gill, and bass,

and fried them for supper. Then we

sat down — I think the first time all

week — to watch a new funny movie,

Daddy’s Home. On Thursday, after

chores, supper, and homework were

done, we piled in the car to take Tuck-

er to his banjo lessons, then we went

shopping for groceries and supplies for

our weekend camping trip. On Friday,

we packed for camping, loaded some

chickens and dropped them off at Din-

ky’s Sale Barn and looked around, thenwe drove down to where we camp at

Shawnee National Forest, picked up

sticks and built a campfire, then roast-

ed hot dogs before calling it a night

ter all, we’re going on a 6-hour trail

tomorrow. Yes, you might say we st

busy, but it keeps us active, togethe

and out of trouble.

Even if you don’t own a farm,

there are plenty of inexpensive wayto enjoy the outdoors with your kid

From city, state, and national parks

to zoos, to local recreational areas

such as Boggs Lake, numerous op-

tions are available to enjoy wildlife,

fish, camp, trail ride, skip rocks, or j

relax with the people you love. Mak

memories and make more responsi

good-hearted kids. They’ll thank yo

for it later.

Angie J. Mayfield is an Associate

Professor at Vincennes University, au

equestrian, and organic farmer who l

near Loogootee, Indiana. She can be

contacted at [email protected]

Working or playing, it’s alwaysbetter with family

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“They are really easy keepers,”

he said. “We have someone check on

them when we’re gone but we can

keep an eye on them too if we have

to go out of town, especially when it’s

baby season.”

Just a few weeks ago, the couple

had to travel out of town unexpect-

edly, but thanks to the donkey cams

installed in the barns and a host of on-

line followers monitoring the cameras,Wayne and Joan were able to check up

on a new mother and her little one.

“It was after midnight and our cell

phones started ringing. We’d gotten

three phone calls within just a few

minutes,” Wayne said. “I answered

it and there were people who were

watching the donkey cam and called

to tell us a baby was coming.”

Once those little ones get a little

older, Wayne and Joan said some of

the mild-mannered may be available

for purchase.“We have people come from all

over the country to get them,” Wayne

said, adding that those wanting to

learn more about the animals, farm or

view the donkey cam, can visit www.

continentaldonkeys.com. “They’re a lot

of fun to have.”

The miniature donkeys at Continental Farm each get some special attention from WayneSchuetz. If he’s in the pasture, there’s a good possibility all the animals will gather around him| PHOTO BY LINDSAY OWENS

“They are socialanimals. You reallyneed two. They’re justhappier that way.”

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By Damian Mason

Science

The National Academies ofScience just released a report pro-claiming genetically engineered foodcrops are safe for human and animalconsumption. This announcement

sent the opponents of GMOs intoa public relations frenzy. Nothingthreatens an emotional movementlike facts.

From the offices of The OrganicConsumers Association to the hal-lowed halls of the Non-GMO Project,obs are at risk. Their entire exis-tence is predicated on people fearingfood enough to donate money totheir “not-for-profit” organizations.

Luckily, the food fear pushershave a willing ally in the media.CBS reported the story with someinformation from the Academies ofScience. They briefly intervieweda pro-science, pro-GMO, PhD. Thenthey cut back to the studio wherethe liberal arts majors, who get paidto read Tele-prompters, questionedthe study. The “news” anchors wenton to say, “The debate over GMOsafety is sure to rage on.”

You see, that’s how this gamegoes with the media: Science is good— and irrefutable — if a polar bear’smenstrual cycle proves climatechange, it’s real. Science is bad — anddebatable — if it supports technologi-cally improved food production.

The science is solid. The reportis 388 pages, took two years toconduct, involved more than 50 re-searchers, looked at 900 studies, andanalyzed 20 years of data.

Why 20 years, you ask? Because

that’s how long agriculture has beenharvesting GMO crops. The pushersof food fear won’t tell you that. It’sbetter for their coffers if you thinkthis is a brand new phenomenon soyou’ll donate (heavily!) to their salary... I mean, “cause.”

Finances

When facts go against the An-ti-GMO mercenaries, they claim “bigagriculture” bought off the scientistsand paid off the professor. It’s always

about money and corporate greed— unless you’re talking about any ofthe hundreds of cause groups “notfor profiting” off biotech food.

Food and Water Watch, a D.C.-based opposer of GMOs, employs100 people and has annual revenueof $15 million. Executive directorWenonah Hauter earned about$200,000 in 2014. Go to their websiteand you’ll see lots of lobbyists andorganizers on the payroll but no foodscientists.

Food Fear

Fear sells to a scientifically illiter-ate customer base. Think I’m beingharsh? In 2014, a National ScienceFoundation poll discovered 26 per-cent of America doesn’t know Earthrevolves around the Sun.

Anti-GMO campaigners capital-ize on scientific ignorance using fear-inducing terms like “Frankenfood”and “Industrial Agriculture.” Their

job is to scare money out of consuers.

Another favorite tactic of theGMO Deniers: insert “Monsanto” every possible discussion. To heathese people talk, the chemical copany from St. Louis that’s only thrtimes bigger than Chipotle and hathe size of Starbucks, controls evefood calorie on the planet.

This tactic is so successful, thorganization, “Millions Against Msanto” should rename themselves“We Make Millions Maligning Mosanto.”

GMOs

I’m a farm guy. Agriculture IS abusiness. I believe in technological vancement in food production. GMcrops reduce labor, save diesel, redsoil compaction and erosion, and hthe promise of food production in pof the world still starving.

You can eat whatever you waFood is a choice you have that maof the world’s poor do not enjoy. Jrealize when you pay a premium f

the non-GMO label you’re not paying for scientific fact, you’re payinfor fear. You’re also paying a lobbyist’s salary. That’s money you couspend on a cruise. That is, unlessyou’re afraid of falling off the edgethe Earth.

Damian Mason is a farm owner,

business person, professional spe

er and proponent of scientific ad-

vancement in agriculture. Find him

at www.damianmason.com

Science, GMOs and thefinances of food fear

THE FUNNIER SIDE OF FARMING


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o By Angie J. MayfieldOUR FAMILY HAS been buying ourseeds, vegetable plants, and flowers from TheGarden Park on Highway 231 north of Loo-gootee since we moved to the area nine years

ago. The owners are friendly, the quality of

the plants is outstanding, and the prices are

unbeatable. When a business provides great

service, qual-

ity products

and low pric-

es, customerskeep coming

back.

Owned

by Jeremy

and Miriam

Park, The Garden Park has grown from a mum

and flower business 15 years ago to a larger

building and three greenhouses. They now

sell everything one needs to landscape a yard

or plant and maintain a garden and orchard,

including seeds, vegetable plants, and flowers

to fruit trees, shrubs, decorative and hanging

planters, flower pots, mulch, potting soil, fer

izers, weed killers, insecticides and much m

In the fall, they also sell mums and pumpkin

A year-round jobThe Garden Park is open from March un

October, but Jeremy pointed out that it’s soof like being a dairy farmer, because there’s

so much to do and prepare, it’s really a year

round job. The Parks begin seeding in Janu

They place many of the containers above th

cabinets in the kitchen where heat from the

wood stove rises to germinate them. Then,

soon as the seeds sprout they are moved to

sun room for light. Otherwise, they become

tall and spindly. When large enough, the Pa

transplant

them, whi

Jeremy po

ed out aid

hardiness

the plants

sells.

Being

Amish, the

labor invol

in the business is somewhat intensified wit

out electricity. They seed and plant by hand

and the greenhouses are custom made by a

Amish manufacturer in Ohio.

Rather than relying on fans and electric

the greenhouses use solar power and batte

ies. The sliding curtains and ridge 4

Family-owned Garden Park in

Loogootee has products for

all kinds of gardening and

landscaping

Jeremy’s love of plants, animals and growing things probably evolved

from having a father who was an agriculture teacher for 42 years,

FFA advisor, and also owned a feed mill.

More than a

GREENHOUSE Jeremy Park hangs a flower in one of three greenhouses. | PHOTOS BY ANGIE MAYFIELD


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vents are manually moved in or out to

allow air circulation. Jeremy also has

propane heaters if it becomes too cold.

He says plants are very fragile, and

the temperatures can fluctuate rapidly

in the greenhouse depending on the

weather and time of year. They must

be kept warm enough to grow and pre-

vent disease but not too warm either.

Four of the five Park children are

old enough to help after school with

the business, plus Miriam’s niece also

helps part-time. In addition to the

time-consuming chores at the green-

house, Jeremy also works part-time at

Green City Cabinet Shop in Odon.

Finding Loogootee

Jeremy’s love of plants, animals

and growing things probably evolved

from having a father who was an

agriculture teacher for 42 years, FFA

advisor, and also owned a feed mill.

Jeremy grew up in Trafalgar, Indiana,

so when I asked how he ended up in

Loogootee — and Amish — a long but

entertaining story ensued.

Jeremy said his family often made

trips south down 231 to Spencer Coun-ty, where both sets of grandparents

lived, and as a young child he slept

during the three-hour trip, but told

them to wake him up when they came

past the Amish area. He was intrigu

by their way of life, their animals an

their homesteads. He remembered

miring one place in particular — wh

now just happens to be his neighbo

and in-laws, the Waglers.

When Jeremy was a sophomor

in high school, he talked his dad int

buying a team of Belgian horses. Th

drove down to Dinky’s (before it wa

Dinky’s) to the horse sale and found

two yearlings. Jeremy began worki

with them, training them in the snoto a homemade sled. Then, his seni

year, he and his best friend decided

what they really wanted was “a hor

and buggy to tool around in on the

In 15 years, Jeremy and Miriam Park grew their flower and mum business, The Garden Park, into a larger-scale operation with three greenhouses.


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weekends.” So they drove down once

again to look around and stopped at

various Amish farms asking if they had

any to sell. Alvey Raber, Jr. let them try

out a horse and buggy, and they were

hooked. Jeremy remembers his friend

falling off the step and lying on the

ground between the axles and all of the

Amish kids laughing.

Horse and buggy man

Jeremy went home and begged hisdad, who decided if they’d gone to all

that trouble, he’d buy the horse, buggy,

and harness. Jeremy was valedictorian

of his senior class, but school wasn’t

where his heart was. He and his friends

even skipped prom to go pick up their

new horse and buggy. Jeremy also talk-

ed Alvey Raber into helping him train

his Belgians, so their friendship and his

introduction into the Amish community

began.

Jeremy began college at Purdue,

studying agricultural finance, but hespent most weekends and summers at

the Raber farm plowing fields, picking

corn, putting up hay and other jobs, but

also becoming more and more acclimat-

ed to the people and area. Park points

out that at first he was like a fish in a

fish bowl in the Amish community —

being watched from all sides. But they

gradually accepted him as one of their

own, though it is rare in these parts, he

pointed out.

Jeremy’s father encouraged him

to finish his college degree at Purdue,which he did, just in case his new life

didn’t work out as planned. However,

Park believes the college experience

was more valuable than the degree, and

that he has learned more through doing

— watching those with skills and com-

mon sense on the farm and through trial

and error of building his own business.

It seems Jeremy Park was des-

tined to be Amish, though some of his

family still teases him about being a

florist. He quickly corrects them with

the term “horticulturalist.” However, hisdad will tell you that Jeremy can rig up

just about anything with his ingenuity.

Looking around at what he has accom-

plished, almost anyone would agree.

For all of your gardening, florist,

or landscaping supplies, try out the

Garden Park at 17963 US Hwy 231 north

of Loogootee. They’re good people, and

they’ll even let your kids play on their

playset while you shop, pet a horse, and

hold a baby chicken or bunny. It just

doesn’t get much better than that.


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KNOX COUNTY 4-H

SHOW, KNOX COUNTY

FAIRGROUNDS,

BICKNELLJune 1st – July 1st : 4-H FairEntry will be open.

June 11th

8-10 a.m. — Knox County LivestockClean-up date

July 9

8-11 a.m. — 4-H Non-perishableGeneral Projects judged. Non-perishable Mini 4-H exhibitsaccepted.

July 10

12 p.m. — 4-H Tractor DrivingContest at Fairgrounds

July 16

8-11 a.m. — 4-H Cake Decorating,Corn, Create-a-Mix, Flowers,Foods, Food Preservation, Garden,Microwave Cooking, Potatoes,Soybeans, Tomatoes, Watermelon,Wheat, and ALL Sewing exhibitsentered; also Mini 4-H exhibits.

Open Class (non-perishable)entries accepted.

8-10:30 p.m. — Knox County Rodeopresented by Broken Horse Rodeo.

Grandstand Admission prices:Adults: $10 & $5 for under 12 yearsold

July 17

Livestock may arrive after 4 p.m.and must be in place by 10 p.m.(except horses). Livestock superin-tendents will determine weigh-intimes.

July 18

7–11 a.m. — Open Class Depart-ment exhibits accepted.

8 a.m. — 4-H Poultry Show, Small

Animal Barn9 a.m. — 4-H Rabbit Show, Live-stock Arena

12-3 p.m. — Open Class judging

4 p.m. — 4-H Hose & Pony FunClass

7 p.m. — 2015 Knox County FairQueen Contest, VU Pavilion

8 p.m. — Tractor Pull - (ORVTPA)lin Grandstand

July 19

7:30 a.m. — 4-H Swine Show, Live-stock Arena

8:30 a.m. — 4-H Dog Show, Obe-dience & Showmanship, Old 4-HBuilding

3 p.m. — 4-H Cat Show, Old 4-HBuilding

5:30 p.m. — 4-H Goat Show, Live-stock Arena

7 p.m. — Tiny Tot Contest, VU Pavil-ion. ($5.00 entry fee must be to theFair Office by July 19 at 5 p.m. NOLATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPT-ED.) Check in from 6-6:45 p.m.

8 p.m. — Horse’n Round,Grandstand

8 p.m. — Free entertainment, VUPavilion

July 20

8 a.m. — 4-H Beef Show, LivestockArena

5:30 p.m. — 4-H Sheep Show, Live-stock Arena

6 p.m. — Children’s Pedal TractorPull ($5.00 entry fee per child.Children must be between 4 &10 years old. All entries due tothe Fair office by 9 p.m. July 21.NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BEACCEPTED.)

8 p.m. — Free entertainment, VUpavilion –

8 p.m. — Mud Drag Racing,Grandstand

9 p.m. — Mud Hog Wrestlingentries close. NO LATE ENTRIESWILL BE ACCEPTED.

July 21

8 a.m. — 4-H Dairy Show, LivestockArena

9 a.m. — 4-H Horse & Pony judg-ing: Halter Class, Horse Arena

3 p.m. — Premiums may be securedfor exhibits in the 4-H Building.

3 p.m. — Ag Olympics, Live StockArena

7 p.m. — Round Robin Showm

ship, Livestock Arena

8 p.m. — Free entertainment, V

Pavilion

8 p.m. — Mud Hog Wrestling,

Grandstand ($40 per team en

fee must be to Fair Office by J

22 at 9 p.m. NO LATE ENTRIE

WILL BE ACCEPTED.)

July 22

8 a.m. — 4-H Horse & Pony jud

Performance Classes, Horse A

5:30 p.m. — 4-H Livestock AucLivestock Arena

5:30, 7 & 8:30 p.m. — Free ente

tainment, VU Pavilion

8 p.m. — Motocross Racing, Gr

stand

9 p.m. — 4-H and Open Class

exhibit building close.

9:30-10:30 p.m. — 4-H and Ope

Class exhibits released – NO

EARLIER

July 23

9-10:30 a.m. — Open Class and

exhibits released.

8 p.m. — FREE entertainment,

Pavilion

8 p.m. — Demolition Derby, Gr

stand, all seats $8

Outside Gate Admission

Adults, $3; Children under 12,

FREE

Grandstand Admission

Monday - Friday: Adults, $8. C

dren under 12, $3

Saturday: All seats $8

DAVIESS COUNTY 4-H

SHOW, 4-H GROUNDS

IN EASTSIDE PARK,

WASHINGTON

July 13

6 p.m. — Dog Agility

July 14

7 p.m. — Public Fashion Revue andAwards presentation for Sewing

and Consumer Clothing; PublicSpeaking and Demonstrationsactivity; Barr-Reeve High School

July 15

8:30 a.m. — Horse and Pony Show,4-H Horse Arena

July 17

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — 4-H ExhibitBuilding open to public

July 18

2 p.m. — Poultry-Mini 4-H PoultryClass followed by 4-H PoultryShow

7 p.m. — Sheep Show-Mini 4-HSheep Show followed by 4-HSheep Show

7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. — 4-H Buildingopen to public

July 19

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. — Exhibit

Buildings open to public

11 a.m. — Cat, Mini 4-H Cat Class

followed by 4-H Cat Show, Deco-

rated Cat cages classes (exhibit

building)

6 p.m. — Swine Show-Mini 4-H

Swine Class followed by 4-H

Swine ShowJuly 20

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. — 4-H Build-

ing open to public

9 a.m. — Rabbit- Mini 4-H Rabbit

Class followed by 4-H Rabbit

Show — in arena

1 p.m. — Dairy-Mini 4-H Dairy

Class followed by 4-H Dairy Show

7 p.m. — Beef-Mini 4-H Beef Class,

Feeder Calves followed by 4-H

Beef Show followed by CountyBred and Owned classes

July 21

8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. — Exhibit B

ing open to public

5:45 p.m. — Goat Opening Cer

monies

6 p.m. — Goat-Mini 4-H Goat C

followed by 4-H Goat Show

July 22

10 a.m. — Round Robin Show-

manship Contest, livestock ar

(video clip of Round Robin w/

recognition updated)

1 p.m. — Dog-Mini 4-H dog obe

ence and showmanship follow

by 4-H Dog Show — 4-H exhib

building

6:45 p.m. — 10 year member pr

sentations in livestock arena

7 p.m. — Livestock auction


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WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS

THROUGH OCTOBER

Farmers Market of Historic

Vincennes

Saturday 7 a.m.–- 1 p.m. and

Wednesday beginning in June, 4 p.m. –7:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Pavilion.

JUNE 9 –11

Shelburn Old Fashioned Days

Tractor pull, fish fry, vendors and more.

JUNE 10-11

Wagler Competition Pull

Daviess County Fairgrounds, Elnora.

JUNE 17-25

Daviess County Fair

Daviess County fairgrounds, Elnora.

JUNE 22

Knox County Chamber Breakfas

Bandwagon

7 a.m. at Knox County Fairgrounds,

Bicknell

JULY 1-10

Washington 4th of July Celebrat

and Bicentennial events

Eastside Park. Visit

www.200plusproject.com for more

information.

JULY 11

Heap of Jeeps

Rendezvous grounds. Live music, fo

vendors and more.

JULY 27

Knox County Chamber Bandwag

Noon at Vincennes University.

CALENDAR


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FBy John H. Stoll

FROM THE TIME I was 7 until I

graduated eighth grade, I left the farm

every day for school from mid-August

to the end of April. The other months

of the year I stayed on the farm. Of

course there was

church and the

Sunday evening

trips to Grandpa’s,

but aside from that

it was the farm —

every day all day. I

just thought every

other American

kid was in the

same boat I was

in …

But, occasionally, in the summer,

there would be a trip to town with

either Mom or Dad in the buggy. We

children would have to take turns in

going along, but without question, a

trip to Loogootee for groceries was a

highlight. Loogootee was about a sev-

en-mile trip one way. The stops usuallyincluded groceries at what was then

Beuhler’s and JayC. Then we would tie

our horse to the hitching rail in front

of Dairy Queen and scamper across

the highway on foot to the brand new

brick-built bank, which was People’s

Bank at the time, and Family Dollar.

Just inside the main lobby at the

bank was a large open area where

we could stand at the railing and look

down into the basement where an

indoor rock and flower garden was

displayed, which included a working

water fountain. I remember beingamazed that an indoor facility could

have a working water fountain. The

bank fit nicely into my description of a

grand and luxurious place.

Dad enjoyed browsing the St.

Vincent DePaul store where he could

often find old copies of National

Geographic magazines and other

books to feed our hungry minds. I

also remember an old book on Coach

Bobby Knight that he found there and

brought home for his sons. I read it so

often I practically had it memorized.

Mom rarely stopped there as she didn’t

particularly like being in town. “Do

your business and get home” was the

motto she operated under.

Dad was more adventurous and

if he made the trip, lunch was often

at Dairy Master or the new Hardees.

Mom was a Dairy Queen fan. All of us

loved their ice cream, but Mom espe-

cially liked the food at Dairy Queen.

Even my sisters to this day have a hard

time passing up a Dairy Queen whenit’s meal time.

Dad liked taking us to the old

Walker Drugs store where we could sit

on the swiveling bar stools and enjoy

our shakes. I only very faintly remem-

ber stops at Walkers. It closed soon

after.

I remember one rare incident

when my brother and I both went

to town on the same trip with Mom.

Usually both boys couldn’t go at the

same time because someone had to

stay home to help Dad. But on this par-

ticular day, the stars were aligned andboth boys went to town with Mom. It

was decreed that lunch was to be at

Dairy Queen. My brother specifically

requested mushrooms as he dearly

loved those deep-fried mushrooms.

They came six per order, as I remem

ber it. Mom stepped up to the coun

and ordered our food; an assortmen

of the usual burgers and fries and s

mushrooms.

We took the order number the

girl at the counter gave us and set-tled into a booth to wait for them

to call our number. To two growing

farm boys, it seemed it was taking

eternity to cook our food that day. W

soon learned why. When our numb

was finally called, it was discovered

that Mom had actually ordered six

orders of mushrooms! It caused qui

a commotion at our table when my

brother went to the counter to retri

our order. Needless to say, there we

mushrooms for all, including those

home.It was like a modern day Christ

mas morning upon arrival at home

after a day in town. Fish, French fri

pork fritters, pizza, ice cream and

Chips Ahoy cookies were just some

of the delicacies we hoped to find

when rooting through the purchase

A supper of fish, fries, and ice cream

with fresh-farm grown strawberries

cherry pie was a sweet, filling way

end another day on the farm.

While not employed on the family

farm, John does enjoy helping out brothers during planting and harv

seasons. He is very appreciative o

his heritage and is thankful he wa

given the oppor tunity to be raised

“farm boy.”

DOWN ON THE FARM

To Loogootee in the

buggy

A trip to town usually meant lunch at Dairy Queen, one of Mom’s favorite places to

in Loogootee. | PHOTO SUBMITTED BY JOHN STOLL


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W

By Lindsay Owens

WHEN ADELYNE KENT called

The Legends, an assisting living com-

munity in Washington, five years ago,

she had just one question for owners

John and Barbara Helms.“Do you have enough things my hus-

band can do to keep busy?” she asked.

“Ned is a doer.”

The Helms assured her they could

find plenty for Ned, a florist for more

than 30 years, to do.

In fact, since the couple moved in

some five years or so ago, Ned B., as he

likes to called, has been maintaining all

the flowers both inside and out around

the community.

“Oh, I just love being out in the

flowers,” he said, looking out onto the

patio where in just a few short weeks, an

art exhibit that’s part of the WashingtonArts and Flowers Garden Club Garden

Tour on June 12 will take place. “I started

more than 200 seeds in my little green-

house out there and I’ve got all of those

planted now.”

Ned B. said his love of flowers began

some 90-plus years ago when his mother

gave him the front portion of one of the

family gardens. Yes, you read that right.

Ned B. turned 99 in February, but you’d

never know that by watching him plant

and water the grounds.

“I made a fish pond out there in t

front of the garden,” he said, recalling

the garden that started his obsession

with flowers. “Then I planted flowers

around it.”

A World War II veteran, Ned B.

returned from the war and bought an

entered into business, but flowers ke

beckoning.

“I bought a greenhouse that was

Oakland City and we moved it to San

born piece by piece,” he said, adding

that it wasn’t long before he added F

florist services to the business. “We

grew flowers in the greenhouse, but

also did cut flowers for weddings, fun

als and other occasions.”

The Kents, who’ve been married

68 years, no longer have the greenhou

or florist shop, but Ned has more

than enough to keep him busy at The

Legends.

“I’ve got banana trees here thathave bananas on them right now,” N

B. said as he briskly walked down th

hall and back to the entryway. “I had

mother of these two plants that I bou

from a catalog in 2010. It was a strag

little thing.”

Ned B. said the miniature banan

tree was given to his son, who broug

the two trees now found in the entry

for the residents to enjoy.

“I wasn’t really sure if it would ev

produce since it hadn’t been outside

never really heard of anything produfruit like this inside a building,” he sa

carefully inspecting the lemon and th

orange tree below. “I took a Q-tip and

did the work of the bees. I guess it m

have worked.”

Hearing about his gardening ski

members of the Washington Arts an

Flowers Garden Club felt the garden

planted and maintained by Ned B. at

The Legends would be the perfect pl

for the garden tour art show.

“He just does a wonderful job,”

said Linda Cornelius, a member of th

garden club. “We hope the communi

enjoys seeing not only the gardens h

but the others on the tour as well.”

Those other gardens belong to J

and Martha Newton, Sheila and Terr

O’Maley, Tracey and Steve Scott and

Linda and Ken Cornelius. Tickets for

garden tour on June 12 from 1 p.m. u

4 p.m. are $10 each and can be pur-

chased the day of the tour or by cont

ing the club at 812-254-4776.

Ned B. Kent, 99, stands in front of his banana tree at The Legends Community inWashington. Kent, from Sandborn, was a florist and now tends to all the plants at the

assisted living community. His work, along with that of local artists will be on display June 12 from 1 until 4 p.m. during the Washington Arts and Flowers Garden ClubGarden Tour. | PHOTO BY LINDSAY OWENS

NED B., FLORIST

Plant expert for more than 90 years, NedKent cares for landscaping at The Legends


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GOOD TO THE EARTH

Loogootee FFA competes infirst FFA CDE

Submitted by Doug Mayfield

Loogootee Future Farmers of

America competed for the first time

ever at the District Leadership Career

Development Event. They had a

quiz bowl team and took part in

Junior Welding, an Animal Science

demonstration, and a Plant and Soils

demonstration.

Front row from left, Crystal Tolbert, Sarah Bussinger and Estralia Brewer. Back row from left, Justin Hellums, Lane Keller, Justin Clark and Nolan Lottes.| PHOTO SUBMITTED BY DOUGMAYFIELD

Purdue Extension Knox County’s Mitch Wagoner tests the reaction time of two childrenduring a recent outreach event. | PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MITCH WAGONER

Knox County 4-H event


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North Daviess FFA advances to state finals

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Seventeen members from the North Daviess FFA traveled

to Boonville High School on March 3 to participate in the an-

nual FFA leadership contests. There were 17 schools and more

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