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V O L . X X I I N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 6 32 G rowing fresh produce is a leg- acy six generations strong at Smith's Farm, and the future is bright looking toward the seventh. at legacy is on Smith's Farm President Emily Smith's mind, even as she navigates the seemingly endless tasks involved in running a com- pany that's a top player in Aroostook County's agricultural industry and has expanded to multiple joint farming ventures elsewhere around the country. "I'm one of three people in the sixth generation involved now," says Smith. Her sister, Tara Smith Vighetti, directs marketing and sales and their cousin Zach Smith heads production. "Our job, in the sixth gen- eration, is to take this business, grow it and make it stronger for the seventh generation." Smith's Farm got its start in 1861. In 1888, the second generation began farming potatoes on a commercial THERE IS THERE IS A DIFFERENCE A DIFFERENCE THERE IS THERE IS Because Construction Management Design/Build General Contracting Engineering Construction Management Design/Build General Contracting Engineering Sheridan Sheridan Construction Construction www.sheridancorp.com www.sheridancorp.com Fairfield Fairfield Portland 207-453-9311 207-453-9311 207-774-6138 If someone calls at 4 o'clock in morning looking for another truck to load produce out of the cooler, you find it. If you're flying crew across the country and somebody gets stuck, you fix it. Growing more than food Emily Smith helps grow an Aroostook legacy farm B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r Emily Smith President Smith's Farm, Presque Isle P H O T O / PA U L C Y R

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