GREEN EGGS AND SAM

Parents of multiple kids realize pretty early that they are all completely different, and David and Michelle Bainbridge are no different. They knew that, of course, each child is an individual image bearer of Christ with unique personalities and giftings. But they thought that within a family of eight children, there would be more similarities than differences. Of their three boys, one is in law school, one is studying engineering, and one is a 100% hardworking, mullet-wearing, hunting obsessing, country music and Ford-truck loving blue-collar entrepreneurial farmer.

As a kid, Sam was an intense perfectionist who always needed to be busy. Michelle did the obligatory amount of schooling with him, which, she says, “he found difficult, tedious and frustrating…we both did.” with more time at home, he jumped in with gusto. That first year, he had 40 layers, a handful of Thanksgiving turkeys and one batch of 25 meat chickens. Green Eggs and Sam Farm was born.

He expanded steadily over the past 3 years and now he has 350 layers, 40 turkeys, over 20 pigs, and he is on track to process over 750 meat chickens this season. In the summer months, there are no less than 525 animals on the farm at one time!

Sam is a licensed meat handler and poultry processor, and provides eggs, all cuts of chicken and pork, along with Thanksgiving turkeys to dozens of families. As a clever homage to the business name, he includes a green egg in every dozen.