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formerly put her agricultural economics degree to work with Purdue’s 4-H extension office, and she hopes to become more involved with FFA in the future. Maurie and Kathy Siders’ decision to sell their blueberry farm coincided with the McCulley’s desire to move back to Stephanie’s hometown to be closer to her family and raise their young children. At the time, they were living in Hartford City, near Muncie. “It made sense,” Stephanie recalled, “and they were excited to have a younger couple taking over the business … it’s a tradition that’s been here since the 1950s.” In fact, one of the joys of the McCulley’s first summer was meeting the families who
came to enjoy the seasonal tradition of picking their own blueberries. “We met people who had never been here before and people who had been coming here for generations,” said Stephanie. “It was great hearing the memories of someone 80 years old who brought their grandkids … It’s about a lot more than blueberries.” Stephanie’s Fulton County farming roots stretch back prior to the 1880s when Stephanie’s great-great-great grandfather Daniel Stuckman established a cattle herd here. Vaalhalla alh halla The name “Valhalla ephaep Farms” is a nod to Stephaivv-nie’s father, Jeff ShrivContinued on page 3
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