Thank you Voyage Ohio Magazine for featuring us again, in a second installment about the farm. Read the interview below or visit Voyage Ohio.
Today we’d like to introduce you to Jennifer Jacobs
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
The story of the family farm really began when my great-grandparents moved here in 1919 and the farm itself was built in 1859. They farmed it and my grandparents farmed it. Around 1980 my uncle turned the farm into a golf course. In 1998 I moved into the old farmhouse and gradually restored the house, the barn, and eventually turned the golf course back into a farm again. It has been a long organic process.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I don’t think that farming is ever a smooth road. It takes a lot of time and it’s a hell of a lot of work. There are always setbacks when working with livestock or growing crops, or any occupation when you’re trying to tame nature. But you have to persevere.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
For me the farm is my art. Many of the nice people who visit the farmstand tell me that it’s peaceful and beautiful and that I’m living the dream. But it takes a huge effort to make the farm look and feel that way. I definitely put my soul into it. I have always been fairly artistic and the farm is my canvas. I also strive to tie in my family’s history, Hungarian heritage, and old world farming methods when possible.
What does success mean to you?
Success is feeling at peace with what you’re doing, and success is when your life doesn’t feel like a daily struggle.