Volume 10 Issue 1
April 2012
Growing With Us
Barn Update! Lots of people have asked us how we’re making out with the State of Ohio building code issue. For those of you who didn’t know, we came very close to having our business shut down because our barn doesn’t meet commercial building codes. It was a scary and painful experience. GoodSeed Farm - spring 2010 Here’s where things stand right now: to avoid a lockout, we agreed to have a Professional Engineer draw up plans for some of the buildings we’ve built over the years, and submitted these drawings for state approval. $3000 later, the state issued us a building permit for the new barns we’d built, but on the condition that we demolish the 1940’s broiler hatchery that is our main store. Eventually we’re going to have to tear the building down. In the meantime we’re working on plans to replace it with a new greenhouse structure. We’ll file these plans this summer. Rather than fight the system we’ve decided to work within the rules as best we can. You can help by simply patronizing our garden center when you’re buying plants or gardening supplies. As long as our business is thriving we can afford to make the investment in a new building. The past few years have been rough economically, but with your help we can get past this obstacle and be a better, more attractive, more convenient and user-friendly nursery. For those of you over five-foot ten, this will mean no more stooping while you’re shopping, something we all look forward to!
The broiler hatchery as it looked in 1997
GoodSeed Farm Spring Hours: Spring Shopping Hours Monday through Saturday, rain or shine .............................. 9 AM to 6 PM Sunday................................................................................................Noon to 5PM
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Start Your Garden: •Colorful Pansies •Seeds, Onion Sets •Soils and Mulch •Fruit Trees