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Vintage Quest Acres |
A little bit about Z... |
We don't use nasty chemicals, we just grow good stuff Community Supported Agriculture |
About Z Having been in the military, worked in Corporate America, and owned a group of businesses it may interest some as to how Z chose to become a farmer. Z grew up Mostly in Zambia and Rhodesia (Central and Southern Africa) and attended parochial schools. Rhodesia was largely agriarian and many of Z's friends at school were son's of farmers. It was Z's dream to become a farmer in high school. Immigration to the USA and enlistment into the army for university funding set Z off on another path. Z completed his enlistment, earned a BS in Chemical Engineering with minors in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioremediation and found employment in the oil industry traveling the world, (between the military, oil industry and personal travel Z has visited about 70 countries and lived in 15). Z enjoyed the military and became a 'Green Beret' officer and did both the military and his engineering. The addition of 2 children to the family led to the decision to stop traveling. Z and family moved to Knoxville, bought 4 synergistic businesses, started 3 others and grouped them into a corporation. In 2004 Z went to war in Iraq. That was a challenging year. While away the businesses failed and he suffered combat injuries. Returning from military service in 2006 Z took the family on a 6 month family sabatical to Costa Rica where the family decided what to do next. Farming. |
Why Farming? We wanted to be part of the solution to problems such as: Overuse of chemicals is leading to the deterioration of farming soil. Chemicals on/in our food causes a plethora of subtle health issues. Importation of foods from thousands of miles away is wasteful of energy and harmful to the environment. Most people do not know much about how the food they consume is produced. Climate change is causing extreme weather such as hotter summers, colder winters, wetter rain seasons, dryer dry seasons, and more storms. All this reduces yields and threatens the food supply. Current trends do not bode well for the decades following 2020. In the event of an energy/food/water/war/climate crisis at least our family and friends will eat. |