CULTURE + ENTERTAINMENT
As we pulled up people were dispersed, harvesting strawberries all over; some with several containers full already. A young family pulled up in a golf cart, hopping out to join the crowd. “I feel really blessed, because where else can people come in and grab your product, give you money, and then thank you in person?” said Jan. “I think it's a unique situation, and that's why I'm still doing it. I'll just fall dead one day doing this.” Noah recalls all of the children, including sisters Josie , Abby , and Lily , helping with the farm in their youth. “It's crazy to think growing up you were pretty much either working or at sports. It made it much easier showing up earlier and being the last one to leave practice when you knew you were coming back to weeding,” he laughed. As agriculture is living in the unknown day-to-day, Jan says he tries to be easy on himself (and the weather).
APPLEBEE’S GRAVEYARD Noah and his friends would gather at Applebee’s growing up and always had a soft spot for his favorite hangout. When news broke the Brookings location was closing, he swooped in to dibs the classic signs, which now live in Sanderson Gardens.
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