Garry and Susan Shaw own Hickory Hill Farm along with their daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Josh Johns. Hickory Hill Farm is a multi-generational family farm, with Josh and Jennifer being the sixth generation to farm the land. The farm has been in Susan’s family since 1852 and rests on a 204-acre tract of land in Northeast Georgia’s Glade community in Oglethorpe County.
Currently, two generations are working on the farm, with a third in training. Garry and Susan’s parents live on the farm with Garry and Susan. All of the family steps in to help when needed. Josh and Jennifer’s three children are out in the garden every Wednesday and Friday, learning the way of the land. What Josh and Jennifer desire to pass on to their children is twofold: the generational heritage of farming and healthy, farmable land to one day manage their farming endeavors.
In addition to fruits and vegetables, the farm is home to cattle, sheep, horses, mule-foot pigs, free-range chickens, a Great Pyrenees named Thor, and an Anatolian named Sonny.
Hickory Hill is dedicated to organic growing methods and sustainable agricultural practices. The land is crucial to Hickory Hill, and how it is treated now determines the ability to produce healthy, delicious food for future generations.