Whitewashing Business Still Going Strong

Whitewashing Business Still Going Strong DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Thomas Harrison and his old-fashioned barn whitewashing business was first featured in FARM SHOW several years ago Vol 36 No 3 Sadly he passed away in November 2017 Jan Meigs recently contacted us with an update     Whitewashing is a traditional natural way to sanitize stanchion dairy barns with hydrated lime and water Most of the Harrison family’s customers are dairy farmers Some of their customers also use it to brighten old barns “Harrison’s granddaughter Kate Redus is continuing the business with the help of her sister and other family members As a result Harrison Whitewash Service is still family owned and operated but is now manned by an all-girl team ” says Jan They clean and whitewash barns within a 150-mile radius of their home base in Eagle Bridge N Y Kate had been whitewashing alongside her grandpa for many years so Jan says she is proud to carry the torch “So far Kate hasn’t changed the business at all She keeps Tom’s hat and gloves on the dashboard of their truck just as they were when he was with them Kate feels that Tom is with them in spirit; sometimes having a good laugh at some of their adventures ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Kate Redus Little Pond Farm 204 Co Rt 68 Eagle Bridge N Y 12057 ph 518 677-2028 or 518 361-4275

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