Route 24 Farm Store Is The Definition Of What It Means To Be A Family-Run Small Business In Rural Missouri
By Beth Price-Williams|Published May 23, 2024
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Beth Price-Williams
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A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
We’ve all lived through a unique shared experience that generations after us may never experience or fully comprehend. In 2020, we pressed pause on normal life for months as a global pandemic raged, watched as nature healed, and re-evaluated what is important in our lives. Back in the early days of COVID, Rheanna Todd was juggling a stressful job, caring for two young sons with her husband, and helping run the family farm. With life as we knew it suddenly at a standstill, Todd saw an opportunity to forge a new path. The result, Route 24 Farm Store, has since become one of the best small businesses in Missouri.
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Many thanks to owner Rheanna Todd for sharing the story and history of Route 24 Farm Store for OIYS’ 2024 Small Business Spotlight. Learn more and support this iconic Missouri shop by visiting Route 24 Farm Store’s Facebook page.
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