Sherri and David Hurst, owners of Molly and Socks Christmas Tree Farm says she has always loved Christmas. Hurst says it might have to do with her being born five days before Christmas or even having her two first children two days after Christmas.
Hurst says the family had a hay field that was not being utilized, in late summer of 2016, she looked at her husband, David, and said “I would like to have a Christmas Tree Farm. I think he thought I was kidding.” He soon figured out she was not. Hurst says she started searching and requesting seeds. They planted 1,200 seedlings the day after Thanksgiving that year. The farm now has 12 acres designated for the Christmas trees. The first year of growing, the family lost close to half of the trees, but that didn’t get them down and they continued on and now have approximately 4,500 trees growing at various stages of growth. Hurst said “It is a labor of love and hopes it keeps us active as we age. It is a family affair and we always do our best to make it fun.” The Hurst’s two grown boys, daughter-in-law and two
“For me the tree farm is a spiritual place,” said Hurst. “I lost both my parents in 2017. My mom was able to see the farm but my dad, because of Alzheimers, did not, but he would have loved it.” “Mom used to tell me your daddy would have loved being out there helping you trim those trees,” said Hurst. She says she now knows God had planted the seed of love in her so she would have a place to talk to her parents as she worked. “So you see, it is a labor of love in many ways for me. Its not just a hobby,” said Hurst.
The farm also has a Christmas Shop. This is something Hurst says she wanted to have so people could shop for a special ornament that would remind them of their experience here at the farm or for a gift for someone else. So the gift shop only made sense Hurst said it allows her to help people with their own decorating ideas. Its the farm’s desire for families to bring their children and family to make it a part of their Christmas tradition and grow with us. “It is a lot of hard work, labor intensive ten month job,” said Hurst. “Mowing, spraying, trimming, weeding, planting, and preparing for Christmas season. But, I love having families out at Christmas to enjoy our labor of love.” People are always happy and excited to be here. God has sent angels through our tree farm the first year we opened. I had a lady tell me she had not celebrated Christmas since she lost her mom years ago, but because of her visit to our farm that has set her free and she purchased and put up her first tree since losing her mom. We have been truly blessed by everyone that comes to our family”. The Hursts named their farm Molly and Socks Christmas Tree Farm. The legacy lives on as Molly and Socks were the names of the first two heifers the Hursts purchased many years ago.
The Christmas Tree Farm season is the day after Thanksgiving until Dec. 23. Several events are offered during the season. You can check what events are available by visiting the Molly and Socks Christmas Tree Farm LLC on its Facebook page.
It is the Hursts goal for Molly and Socks to become a family tradition for every family who visits.