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valuable input for the business.
Having farming operations in
such disparate environments as the
Upper Midwest and coastal North
Carolina keeps the Sacketts on
their toes. North Carolina planting
begins in early March with harvest
in June and July; the Michigan/
Illinois growing season runs from
the beginning of May through
October, and storage shipments
run all the way up through the next
May. "So we ship potatoes basically
every week of the year," says Brian.
That growth has been a lot of
work, and it hasn't always been
easy. There have been obstacles.
But hard work has never scared
the Sacketts away. The whole
family takes pride — even comfort
— in a steadfast belief that hard,
smart work always pays off. When
those obstacles have come, they've
carefully assessed each situation,
come up with a plan, then put their
heads down and charged forward.
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