The New Shopkeepers

Hello,

I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself. I'm Sarah. My husband Josh and I have taken on a new adventure; we are now the shopkeepers at the Apple Family Farm Store.

Any of you who have been part of the farm for at least six years may remember when Debbie first opened the Cranberry Cottage Shop- but it wasn’t at the farm, it was at our house on Main Street in Fortville. Back then I was the live-in shopkeeper, while Debbie and I both contributed our dreams and products to the little shop. It was about five years ago when we moved the shop to the farm, I was too busy with my babies to be very involved at the time, but my children are older now, and it’s a good time to help out at the farm. So, it seemed very natural to step back into the shopkeeper role at the Apple’s store.

We’ve made many updates over the past few days, and we think you will really enjoy what we have in store for you all. We have added a few new products, and many more new things are on the way, so check in often. As we add new products to the store we would like to hear what you think. What kind of things would you like to see in the shop? Were there products offered in the past that you would want us to bring back?

If you have been to the store lately you may have noticed the espresso machine, and the big coffee bean grinders. Today we had a waterline for the new coffee bar installed, and in a few weeks we'll start hosting a weekly Friday Night Coffee House at the store. To celebrate the opening of the coffee bar we will serve free Lattes, Mochas, and Cappuccinos to anyone who brings friend to the Farm Store. We’ll even give your friend a free latte too.

During the Friday night open house you will all be able to meet other patrons of the Apple Family Farm. There will be some music (bring your instrument!), free samples, and other fun stuff for the whole family to enjoy. Watch for updates so we can tell you when the friday night gatherings will begin.

We will also be planning workdays on the Farm from time to time. There are many things happening on the farm, and Mark has really had his hands full lately. Would any of you like to join our family and others to give Mark a hand? We are also hoping to build a new petting farm this summer, and we are looking for volunteers as well as lumber materials. This will be fun!

We look forward to meeting you all, and hope to do all that we can to create a great experience and provide everything you would look for in a farm shop, and more.

If you would like to learn more about our family visit www.BusyBrowns.com. We are a homeschooling family with seven young children, we have one son who is ten years old, and six younger daughters, and a baby due in the fall. You will enjoy seeing the products that some of our children are producing for the Farm Store. Our family lives just a couple miles from the Apple Family Farm.

Blessings,
Sarah Brown

P.S. Here is the link to some fun Youtube Movies our family has made:

http://www.youtube.com/user/SimplerTimesFamily