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Monday, 17 February 2014 22:37

Good looking vs. good tasting sweet corn

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Good-tasting corn versus good-looking corn

Although we try hard to provide perfect corn, ultimately we have only what God gives us. Every season presents challenges to the corn plants.  Weather that is too cold or hot, too wet or dry.  Sometimes all of the above at differing times.  The result may be corn that is  smaller than we like, or not filled out as nicely as it could be.  We are merely keepers of the garden and control just a fraction of the things we have described necessary for the perfect ear of corn. What we do control is what we bring to you and how we represent it.  We know our corn well, agonize over its shortcomings and make no attempt to hide them.  If the best we have is less than perfect, we will be making you aware through our conversations, our signs (read them when you come to our stands) and our daily blog posts.  We always want to exceed your expectations and feel that its better to tell you upfront than to have you feel disappointed later.  If we are offering it for sale, we guarantee it will taste great and will be as fresh as absolutely possible.

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Toby Brown

Toby is the owner of Lingley Bros. Sweetcorn since 2000. A 1989 graduate of Hoopeston East-Lynn High School, he began farming in 1993, the sixth generation farming the ground he lives on. He and his wife Paige have four children:  Jenna, Katie, Josh and Megan. Together they raise 48 acres of sweet corn, 900 tomatoes and a half acre of green beans. In addition to farming, Toby is an Elder at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Hoopeston, an officer on the Rossville Area Fire Department, assistant 4-H leader of Hoopeston Boosters 4-H club and a beekeeper.

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