Meet our family! We would like you to be able to put a face with a name and know who is

helping you to have the best service around when you stop for a visit!

Ron and Barb started the farm as Nelson-Shine

 Holsteins in 1984 shortly after they were married,

 and milked cows until 2001.  In 2004 the poultry

processing started in full swing with completion of

 the new building, purchase of a large freezer, and

 the hiring of staff.  They also in that time

started the greenhouse and have expanded the

 poultry processing.

Magnus and Krissy live just down the road from

the main farm and this spring started to raise our

chickens for processing.  Magnus teaches Ag

Education at Sauk Rapids High School and has

been the FFA advisor there since 2008. Krissy

works at Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union and

helps out in our poultry processing building.  

Nick recently graduated from St. Cloud Technical

College with a degree in Electrical Construction. 

Gretchen is a Certified Veterinary Technician at

Lakeland Veterinary Hospital in Baxter. They were

married in October of 2007.  You will find them in

one of several places when you stop at Nelson-

Shine Produce; the strawberry patch, sweet corn

field, working with the horses, or checking the

steers.

Maggie and Leo were married in May of 2008. In

 August, Catherine Joan joined the Nelson family

 as the first grandchild. Leo grew up

farming near Deerwood and helps out around

 Nelson-Shine Produce as needed. He recently

 graduated from NDSU with his mechanical

engineering degree.  Maggie is enrolled at the

School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Paul,

specializing in large animals. Maggie's passion

around the farm is the goats. 

Ben likes to say that he's the middle child of the

 family, which is true.  He is in the United States

 Marine Corps and is stationed at Twenty-Nine

 Palms in California. He was our official "dirt

 maker" for all of our pots and baskets at Nelson-

Shine Produce so we had to pass the title on to

 someone else this year.  Currently, he is stationed

in Japan on his first tour of duty.

Veronica will probably be around to help you out

with your green house purchases when you stop

for a visit.  She plays saxophone in band at

Forestview Middle School. Her favorites around

the farm are the rabbits, goats, and egg-laying

chickens. 

John Paul is in 3rd grade this year.  He helps

 out wherever he can around the farm, even

 helping Nick with planting and picking

strawberries . 

Simon is the youngest of the Nelson family,

but don't let him fool you,  he's got some

pretty fast comebacks! He is in 2nd grade

this year.  He loves to tag along on horseback

rides and on the tractor, and could probably

run the tractor just as good as anyone if he

could reach the pedals.