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Congratulation Travi and Ashle Appel
2023 Washington County Farm Family
Thank you for your contribution to Northwest Arkansas Agriculture
"Farming is definitely a lot of hard
work, but it is also very rewarding," she
said. "I would say to young farmers
to remember to try and keep a work/
life balance. It is easy to get burned
out because farming is so demanding.
ere's never really a day off because
there is always something to do. It is
important to love what you do, but also
take time off to recharge."
Travis and Ashley have three sons,
Griffin, 12, Owen, 9, and Evan, 7.
"Our sons are very active and
participate in sports and school
activities," Travis said. "ey are also
very present and active in our farming
operation. ey help harvest, do farm
chores, sell produce and help plant.
Our oldest two sons are both in the
EAST program at their schools. EAST
stands for Education Accelerated by
Service and Technology."
"Most of our life is spent at the
farm," Ashley said. "One of the most
memorable times for me was the
beginning of strawberry season about
three or four years ago. It was our
opening day and there were cars lined
up in the ditch and people standing
at the gate waiting for us to open.
at year was when it really felt like
we had established something that
people loved. I remember just being
so shocked and just so surprised that
so many people wanted to come to the
WASHINGTON
2023 Farm Family Salute 30 June 2023
