After five generations of farming, David Bench went into the planting season with his eyes wide open. He is determined to grow some of the best tasting sweet corn in Ohio. And his customers are just as determined to be the first in line to eat it. It’s tough keeping up a reputation, but that’s a business problem most people would love to have.

Weird looking, odd, really old. Special plants require a special talent. Cindy Bench has been growing plants from cuttings since she was 12. Years ago, friends and neighbors share plants by cutting off a piece, and growing a new one. She’s been doing it for so long she’s got a reputation for the unusual and unique. Plants, that is.

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