Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Who's writing this anyway?

For the people who know Wet Hammock Nursery, the biggest question and/or confusion we get is related to who is posting on Facebook and who is writing this blog.  Well, let me to take a minute to introduce myself.  I am Mrs. Douglass.  I am a gator graduate and fifth-generation Floridian.  When I'm not moonlighting as a farmhand or social networking guru (<--ha!), I work as a speech-language pathologist.  I grew up in the country with country folks, but never lived on a farm or participated in 4H or FFA.  Growing up, my grandfather always had a garden and would grow and harvest cane, which we would then turn into cane syrup, but that was the full extent of my agricultural background.  I didn't even ride horses growing up, which if you know anything about Marion County, is unheard of.
I have known Mr. Douglass since preschool, but we did not become an item until I had moved to Tampa years later.  We began dating and after graduate school I moved back home to Marion County.  Since the start of this relationship I have been immersed in agriculture and have developed skills that I never thought I would have (heck, that I never knew existed!).  Now, don't let me fool you, I still have a lot to learn, but I'm getting there and I'm hoping to share what I learn and experience with our friends and customers.
As for Mr. Douglass. . . he is a graduate of the University of Florida.  He has a bachelor's degree in ag operations management and a master's degree in ag finance.  He was a member of both 4H and FFA, and won national proficiency in diversified agricultural operations in high school (such an overachiever, right? hehe).  He currently works as nursery manager at a local blueberry farm during the day.  After finishing his day job, he goes home to work on the family tree farm (Douglass Tree Farm) and our new nursery (Wet Hammock).  As if this were not enough, he also works as an adjunct professor at the College of Central Florida teaching agribusiness.  Personally, just thinking about all he does makes me want to take a nap.
Returning to the original question, who is doing all this posting?  All blog posts are written by me, Mrs. Douglass.  The Facebook posts could be posted by myself or Mr. Douglass.  Here's a tip though, if it's in anyway related to cooking, it was probably me.
I hope y'all enjoyed learning a little bit about us and hopefully we cleared up any confusion.  Have a wonderful week!
Mr. & Mrs. Douglass.  Circa 2012.


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