Grey Mouse Farm
Kathy Kreda of Grey Mouse Farm sells vegetables and her mother’s jams and jellies at the market. The farm’s name comes from an owner whose wife died in childbirth in 1856. “He called her ‘my little grey mouse,’ and he named the farm for her after her death,” Kreda said.
A later owner didn’t like mice and changed the farm’s name, Kreda said, but when her family bought the farm in 1982, they changed the name back. Kreda’s mother, Sallie Kreda, said the jams, jellies and relishes she sells are made from family recipes that go back generations.
Barry Benepe, one of the founders of the farmers market, said the gathering was fitting for the town’s 200th anniversary as farming, along with forestry and hunting, was the first industry in the area. He thanked the Dedericks, Rick and Denise Miller and Joe and Jeanette Sauer for their help in organizing the day.
Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel said he felt “honored to be invited to this event. Farming is one of our greatest assets.” He thanked the farmers for their participation in the market and the presentation.
