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Volume 1, Edition 6
Focusing on Today’s Rural Environment
Shea cousins sell sweet corn, gain life-long lessons BY KATE RECHTZIGEL | STAFF WRITER
EYOTA - The Shea cousins ty. - Ryan, Bronson, Carter, Bennett “We try to keep it close to the and Rowan - started their sweet farm so the boys can get back and corn business, Shea forth and pick it safely,” Boys Sweet Corn, in Melissa said. 2017 as a way to keep Bennett agreed. Over the busy in the summer. “Safety first,” he Along the way, they years, the said. have gained some lifethe income boys have theyWith long lessons. generate, the gotten to Sheas pay off their “Carter, Bennett and Rowan’s dad, Jaknow a lot seed and save the son, had thought of the of people, leftover money. The great idea to sell sweetcousins have also dolearned corn, as he did it when nated around 50 dozhow to he was a kid,” Bronson en ears of corn to silent said. “Ever since, it just auctions, local interact stuck and now we pick the with them churches, and sell sweetcorn in the Knights of and have C o l u m summer.” a lot of Bennett agreed. bus in “Now we are faRochester returning mous,” he said. their customers and Bronson and Ryan, , teachers at are the sons of Tom and come back Dover-EyoMelissa Shea, and Ben- every year,” ta public nett, Rowan, and Carter, schools. -Jason Shea are the sons of Jason Each May, Jason and Mindy Shea. Their takes out the planter and families work together plants the super-sweet, to milk 950 cows and run 1,250 top-secret variety. He plants each acres, which is used to feed their section of rows at different times dairy operation, near Eyota. within a two-week window of Each year, the cousins work each other. together to raise, pick, sell and do“This way it’s not all ready at nate around 5 acres of sweet corn the same time,” Carter said. which is planted a quarter mile from their farm in Olmsted CounShea page 2
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The Shea cousins (from left) Bronson, Bennett, Ryan, Rowan and Carter – have been raising, picking, selling and donating sweet corn on their farm near Eyota since 2017.
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(above) The Shea cousins’ dog, Remi, models his new ‘corn star’ t-shirt. Bronson Shea enjoys eating the sweet corn and watching their dog eat the sweet corn. (left) Rowan Shea stacks freshly picked sweet corn on Aug. 10. The boys grow around 5 acres of sweet corn each year.
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