From Personal Experience, Some Tips for Launching a New Website
People often ask me how we sell our pecans. Are we predominantly selling wholesale, through our retail store or through our website? We find that for us we have to have a presence in each avenue. But a large portion of our sales still come through our website. We launched our first website in 2002....
Read moreMaking Adjustments to Your Pecan Operation
No two years are the same. I heard this statement growing up, and now that I have lived a little life I can say I’ve seen this play out in my own life. It’s certainly a versatile saying with many variables, but perhaps its meaning is most applicable to farmers and small business owners. For...
Read moreMixing Business with Pleasure
Kids across America are in great anticipation this month. The weight of school responsibilities has worn their welcome thin, and it’s about all teachers can do to keep their students’ attention for the next several weeks. I’m certainly not a teacher, but I can sympathize with the struggle they are facing. After all, I’m facing...
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Another Generation, Another Chance to Pass on Pecan Traditions
I don’t know about you, but springtime gets me all worked up. I welcome the change in weather with open arms, and something about this seasonal change builds my enthusiasm. To me, digging in the dirt and reorganizing my home are synonymous with spring. It’s a chance to get things accomplished with a fresh, new...
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Turning Old Habits into New Traditions
Even though we are one month into the new year I believe many of us are still thinking of our list of resolutions. Maybe you have already made out a list and are sticking to it. Or maybe you are in the camp of people that are still trying to decide what changes you want...
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Pecans in Attendance at FNCE & Finally Take Center Stage
My husband, Winston, and I had the pleasure of attending the 2017 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in Chicago, Illinois recently—a little different than the pecan growers’ conference we attend each year. FNCE had more than 15,000 people in attendance. It’s an experience we won’t forget and one that we are certainly grateful...
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A Salute to the American Pecan Farmer
It’s November and there is, perhaps, no better Month to celebrate the American pecan farmer. After all, you are one to be celebrated! You are, most assuredly, in full swing harvesting your crop. You are short on daylight, and your days are long. And at times you may be lacking the help you need to get the job...
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Finding Beauty in Pecan Ashes
Sometimes failure hits you when you least expect it. When it does, I believe it’s important to seek beauty in the ashes. That was the case for us in May as we sought to find beauty from pecan ashes. I wish that was a symbolic term, but unfortunately, it’s not. If there is one thing...
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The Fountain of Youth Under a Pecan Tree
When I was a little girl, I remember hearing someone talk about the fountain of youth. I was curious. Was there really something that could help cultivate the look and feeling of youth? And if so, was it really a fountain of water? Maybe it was more like the one I passed by at the...
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