The Cluck Stops Here 

This summer, twin sisters and Aberdeen neighbors Michelle Barnes and Amy Ference decided to sell extra produce from their gardens and eggs collected from their 15 chickens. The result? The Little Roseland Farmstand, a self-service store built from scrap wood at 1091 Rose Ridge Road, Aberdeen. 

Built by Amy’s husband Danny, the stand opened in late September on 80 acres that have been in the family for three generations. Its first employee of the month was Dolly Carton, an Appenzeller Spitzhauben who lays white eggs kept in the stand’s cooler.

Visitors pay via QR code for bread, produce, soaps, tea and more goods grown or made on site, plus honey from nearby Sunny Vue Bee Farm and stems from Watering Rock Eucalyptus Farm. Should anyone be short sugar or flour for a recipe, they can borrow some from the stand’s jars. Amy and Michelle aren’t worried about theft — though payment is now electronic because cash has gone missing, they’re just happy food is there for anyone in need.

“Roseland is such a sweet, old community. We’ve been here forever,” Amy says. “We grew up knowing everyone on this road. This is something we can have for the community because we don’t have anything else out here.”

Their favorite part of the stand is the guestbook, where people leave feedback, encouragement or special requests — they’ve collected about 50 notes so far. The twins dream of one day creating an agritourism destination, but for now the stand “just makes us happy,” Michelle says. “Our community loves it.”

To see what’s in stock, follow the Little Roseland Farmstand on Facebook.