Features
Sustainability inspires Sirocco Ridge Farm
“There’s not time to not be sustainable. There’s not time to mess up the Earth,” Beth Boesche-Taylor said of her and her husband’s decision to make their farm as sustainable as possible. Since David Taylor and Beth officially opened Sirocco Ridge Farm in 2013, they have been searching for the most environmentally-friendly ways to take care of the land.
Local teenager sells customized shirts
Nestled in a corner of Green Tree Mall sits a T-shirt business started by 17-year-old Jeffersonville resident Essence Adams. Adams opened Essence Tees and Apparel, or E’s T’s, as a sophomore in high school to sell tie-dye t-shirts, bracelets and other items.
Lawn service blooms smiles
Though the sunflowers have since bloomed and died, one Shelbyville lawn service brought joy to some of its customers with the big yellow petals. Johnny’s Lawn Service, a two-decade-old family-run business, is responsible for the stalks of sunflowers that are towering over residents around Shelby County.