To learn more about Salvador & Alyssa Moreno and their family's dedicated efforts to bring only the freshest and most healthful fruits and vegetables to our tables, read more here: This Local Family is Taking a Gamble on Farming in Appalachia

As the article in the link above states, "Lying in the far western corner of the state, Hayesville is just minutes from the Georgia border. To enter the SMM property, which abuts the Hiawasee River on a stretch of prime bottomland, you have to pass a solar farm and a Sons of Confederate Veterans lodge, an arresting juxtaposition of the region’s past and potential future. The farm focuses on growing regional staples: tomatoes, lettuce, squash, peppers, corn, green beans and strawberries."

"... Still, Salvador Jr., who is 34, says he couldn’t imagine doing anything else. “Something kind of keeps calling me back…Either I love it, or it’s just Stockholm Syndrome. This is not a getting rich kind of job.”

The article goes on to say, "That may certainly be true, but SMM arguably has other merits, apart from contributing to the region’s food supply. It’s a testament to the Moreno family’s multigenerational achievement, as well as Salvador Sr.’s decades of hard work."