Thinking Outside  the Husk

Photo by David Johnson
Photo by David Johnson
Chuck Mohler stands inside one of the 10 greenhouses on the family farm in Millersburg, IN. The greenhouses allow Sweet Corn Charlie to offer fresh, homegrown tomatoes and sweet bell peppers in time for the Fourth of July holiday.
Photo by David Johnson
Sweet Corn Charlie is a family affair. Chuck and Tami Mohler stand at the Millersburg farm with son Dan, left, and son Sammy with his wife, Katrina, and their daughter, Aliyah. Dan helps with the IT work on the farm, and Sammy is a beekeeper who sells his honey at the family's roadside stands.
Photo by David Johnson
Chuck is using a homemade punching board to make holes in the flats for the seeds to be planted in.
Sammy is using a homemade overhead sprayer to water the newly planted corn seeds.