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Kyle grew up with farming in his blood. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all farmers. I'm sure it goes back farther than that, but these are the ones we know of that were involved in pecans. So, you see Kyle really is fourth generation nuts!! We are located in Southeast Georgia. Reidsville is our home and the actual Durden Pecan Co. plant is in Metter. We live in Kyle's Great Grandfather's homeplace in the middle of a pecan orchard, no doubt!! We remodeled and added on to it in 1997. Vidalia onions, green peanuts for boiling, sweet potatoes, corn, wheat, soybeans are just a few of the crops grown in our area. Beef, chicken and pork are also thriving industries here. We started a very small mail order business back in October of 1992. I couldn't believe how much it cost to put a small classified ad in Southern Living Magazine!! And it amazed me more at the number of contacts we made through that one little ad! Our business has grown steadily over the past fifteen years with very loyal customers. Once someone tries our nuts, they tend to stick with us because of the quality of our product. Many of our clients have become like family. Every October, November and December, I get to talk to them and catch up with what they have been doing through out the year. |
Many ask about our children; we have always put a picture of them in our flyers. I think some of our customers look forward to seeing how they have grown. Bethany is now 14 years old and in the 9th grade. She moved up to the High School this year which is quite a jump from going to a small 300 hundred student school to one around 1000 students; she is taking all Honor's classes and doing very well. She is blossoming into a wonderful young lady in which we are very proud.
Bailey is now 12 years old and in the 6th grade. She has moved up to the Middle School so, this year I have one in all three schools! Bailey continues to like art and being the comedian of the family. She is a "hoot" and makes us laugh constantly!
Brynn is now 10 years old and is in the 5th grade. This is her last year in Elementary school. I don't know how they grow up so fast!! She played softball this past spring and was chosen to be on the all stars team.
~Sonya L Durrence |
