In 1979 Bob and Susan moved out to a farm house , with an old pony barn and 10 acres of open land. Bob worked at Raytheon Aircraft and Susan was going to school to become a teacher. Bob planted some milo and hay, but soon learned that 10 acres wasn't enough to become a farmer. They talked about how to make extra money to help with the cost of raising their two children, who at the time were only 7 and 5.

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In the spring of 1980 Bob planted his first crop of Christmas trees. They came up with the name Windy Knoll Farm as Susan felt they were on top of a knoll with the wind constantly blowing! The first year they opened their office was out of the breezeway that connected the garage to their house. 

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They soon built another pony barn, a small shed and with time, a large shed to house an office and a place to store the needed farm equipment that they had slowly accumulated, however the office did not have heat or a working bathroom for the first few years that they were open.

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In 1996 Bob expanded his business by purchasing a tree spade that allowed him the opportunity to begin moving trees from our property to yours. He also started planting more landscaping trees, such as: Sugar Gum, different varieties of Maples and assorted others.

 

In 2001 the office was repainted and a small assortment of gifts to purchase became available. 2010 saw the office get a new face lift while 2011 became the year we built a barrel train (all aboard the Windy Knoll Express!!!) and in 2015 an addition to the office was necessary to handle the increased customer needs.

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Windy Knoll continues to look for ways to improve the farm experience including adding photo opportunities such as an antique wagon and other staged areas in the trees.