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I n t h is series, g et t o kn o w mo re a b o u t t h e sma ll far m o p era t io n s t h a t a re u sin g su st a in a b le met h o d s t o help meet t h e lo ca l d ema n d f o r f resh f o o d . An d meet the f a rmers t h a t a re ma kin g it h a p p en !
Jones Creek Farm located in Midway is a small
to do something about it and do something for
family-run farm in its second year of operation
the community. Midway doesn’t have a farm so I
producing high-end soaps, tea blends and seasonal
wanted to start something there because of that.”
produce. “I’ve always been into organically grown produce, I Stephanie Jones runs the farm with her husband
hate that everything you buy at the store is so full
and four children.
of chemicals so that’s kind of what spurred me into this. I wanted to produce as much food as possible
“When I started the farm,” Stephanie explained, “I
- I wanted to be self-sufficient and I wanted to do it
wanted to do things as sustainably as possible. I
in a responsible and resourceful way.”
was frustrated with our food system and I wanted 18
Jacob and Stephanie Jones Photos in this article are provided by Stephanie Jones
