About Us
In 1989, we planted four rows of sweet corn around our house
so we could water it and have fresh sweet corn to eat. At that
time we were a traditional Midwestern farm raising about 350
acres of field crops and milking about 50 cows each day. The
Skelly family had been farming the area since the mid-1800s.
Those four rows produced more corn than we could eat, so we put
a sign in front of our house on Hayner Road, a rural road
southwest of Janesville, and sold the corn to neighbors driving
by for one dollar for a dozen ears.
There has not been a cow on the Skelly farm since 2000, and
you will not find gigantic tractors working our fields today.
However, with over 100 acres of fresh produce, our farm is still
alive and well.
In the mid-1990s, other vegetables were added to the farm and
pumpkins followed shortly after. The first corn maze was cut in
1998 and a new building was added in 1999 moving the business
out of the garage. When the cows were sold in 2000 to other area
farmers, we decided to focus all of our effort on producing top
quality produce and farm fun for families. Strawberry beds were
added in 2002 starting the summer season earlier. By 2006, the
farm and
 store
had outgrown its location next to the family home.
Renovations were complete for the 2006 season and the former
dairy barn that was built in the 1930s opened as the current
location of Skelly’s Farm Market. It now hosts a large sales and
gift area, a huge kitchen, indoor bathrooms, offices, and a
large porch while still preserving the original barn.
21 years have brought many changes to the farm, but we think
they are for the best. We give families the opportunity to eat
great local food, enjoy the farm atmosphere, and be a part of
the Skelly’s Farm Market family. It is our goal to produce top
quality produce that you know will be good. From our strawberry
season to our sweet corn season to our family friendly fall
adventure, we want to provide the families of our area with
something they cannot find anywhere else.
Thank you for your many years of support, and we hope to see
you for many more.
From your friends on the farm,
The Skelly Family
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