07/17/2026
A couple changes…
As you are aware, we cut our days open to Friday through Sunday. This wasn’t an easy decision, and some people aren’t happy about it. I’m going to explain the situation, and ask for some grace.
It’s not a secret that we’ve been slow, so it makes sense to cut overhead by not being open as often. That was only part of the reason. The deciding factor to the hours change as well as some changes I’ll talk about momentarily, is that a very close family member is terribly sick. We hoped and prayed since last fall (at diagnosis) for positive outcome. The doctors even seemed to have a fairly positive prognosis in the beginning. Ten months later, we are navigating an end of life scenario as a family. We are a very small family business and a very small family, which means we are all affected by this tragedy. I will be honest, I’m doing everything I can to keep things in the business moving smoothly, fulfilling orders and being available to meet outside of our limited hours as needed. I do try to be very prompt in responding to texts and messages. I will continue to do my best but please be patient as we may be unavailable to immediately answer. Things are moving very quickly. We wish we had more time with our family member. Quality of life is a huge focus. This isn’t always an easy thing when the person who is sick was fiercely independent less than a year ago.
As far as our hours, we are trying to stand firm with the Friday through Sunday hours.
One major change will be for feed orders. Next week will be our last weekly run to Goldsboro for the foreseeable future. Coker Feed Mill has graciously worked us back into their delivery schedule. Truck delivery will begin July 29. They will come every two weeks on Wednesday mornings (before we open). My orders are due to the mill by noon Mondays to allow them enough time to prepare the deliveries. This means I will need your orders submitted by Midnight Saturday. Home deliveries will not change. We will still deliver (I’m fortunate to have friends willing to step in and assist if necessary). Milk will still be weekly. Nothing is changing with it.
I understand the inconvenience of ordering two weeks at a time, and shorter business hours, but please understand this is temporary. One of the big issues we are facing is being available if we need to go to the hospital in an emergency. Our local hospital is not equipped to handle this and we are told we have to go to Wilmington. I just can’t be an hour and a half away if I get the call.
I’m sorry for any inconvenience and I’m sorry for rambling. I’m a little emotional and my brain is foggy. Thank you all for your support. For those of you who have been in the loop and have been praying for our family, know that we are so grateful. We appreciate you!