Ravenna Couple Banking On Berries

One Ravenna couple created a booming business after retirement, and it all started from a little interest in berries.

Paul and Joyce Sears sold their home in Doniphan a few years ago and purchased a 160-acre farm just east of Ravenna. Joyce’s interests in horticulture and viticulture turned the farm into Cedar Hills Vineyard and Gardens, a four-acre farm including a vineyard, orchard and many varieties of berries.

The Sears farm produces 13 varieties of grapes, including wine and table grapes; three varieties of currants; raspberries; strawberries; huckleberries; gooseberries; boysenberries; and many others. Most of the grapes and raspberries go to Last Chance Winery in Crawford, while the rest are sold to the eager public.

Source: kolnkgin.com