Goodges Greenhouse and crafts ready for the holidays

By Tay­lor Kaser -

After retire­ment, Joyce and John Goodge of Marengo had no inten­tion of just sit­ting at home watch­ing the clock tick. Nigel a retired car­pen­ter, and Joyce, a retired teacher at High­land, began pur­su­ing their hob­bies and turn­ing them into a business.

John explained that they’ve always had lots of extra fruits and veg­eta­bles from their gar­den, and usu­ally just gave them away to friends and fam­ily. But two years ago, they decided to expand their gar­den­ing and sell their produce.

Last sum­mer, they sold fresh pro­duce at the Mt. Gilead Farm­ers Mar­ket on Sat­ur­days. Being at the mar­ket on Sat­ur­days gave them a great sense of com­mu­nity, see­ing fel­low ven­dors and cus­tomers regularly.

This spring the green­house will be offer­ing veg­eta­bles, flow­ers, and herbs. Cus­tomers can also put in requests for what they’d like grown, and Goodges will be happy to try to grow it for you.

Next to their green­house, Joyce sells her home­made crafts and can­dles. She also makes quilts, scarves, hats, and school apparel with school names and emblems.

The store is open 9 a.m– 6 p.m Sat­ur­day and Sun­day. After Decem­ber 21 they will also be open dur­ing the week 10 a.m– 6 p.m. Visit their shop at 2467 County Road 170.

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