On-Farm Event Center Pays Off In Multiple Ways

On-Farm Event Center Pays Off In Multiple Ways BUILDINGS Miscellaneous Dustin and Lacy Stewart of Pleasant Hope Mo keep looking for new ways to make a living on their 48-acre farm So on top of raising sheep hogs chickens and goats they decided to build an on-farm wedding and event venue The open air pavilion built from steel beams on a concrete pad features a groom and bridal suite and a catering area all made from shipping containers The shipping container suites are a big draw Dustin owns his own custom woodworking shop so he did the exterior decking and paneling and some of the interior furniture for the suites The catering shipping container features a butcher-block style dry bar Since so much of the venue is metal “we used wood elements to warm it up ” said Lacy Dustin also built 28 wood topped tables for the pavilion While weddings have been the primary events hosted the Stewarts’ have also hosted a pop-up farm-to-table dinner and hope to also push their venue as a unique place to hold corporate events and birthday parties To further create an interesting appeal the shipping container groom and bridal suites are available as Airnnb rentals for people who want an enjoyable weekend getaway in the Ozarks Dustin and Lacy primarily market their venue through social media to appeal to a younger audience “That is our target market ” said Lacy “and we want to build more than a onetime relationship We want people to know who we are ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dustin & Lacy Stewart 12077 State Hwy H Pleasant Hope Mo 65725 ph 636 328-2580; www stewartsettlementcoop com

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