The Hatcher Family is very proud of our heritage. Since 1831, Five consecutive generations have farmed the land God has assigned to us in College Grove, Tennessee.
We are committed to the core values of faith, quality, cooperation, integrity and stewardship handed down by our forefathers over 175 years ago. These values are a tradition for us and we promote them in our dealings with our customers, our partners and the community.
Dairies in the Southeast have been decreasing in numbers rapidly over the last several years. It has been extremely difficult to make a living in the dairy business due to rising input costs like fuel, fertilizer and feed etc. In addition, we had the pressure of encroaching development. We decided about two years ago we would try something new and innovative to keep the dairy going and profitable. The idea was to process and pasteurize our own milk. After tremendous community support, we had our store grand opening June 11th, 2007.
We are a family business. Jim Hatcher is Farm manager and Milkman. Charles Hatcher is Milkman, Delivery Man and helps with the processing. Sharon Hatcher is Store manager. Jennifer Hatcher and Charlie Hatcher are both veterinarians and fill in where needed as time allows. Lucy Hatcher and her daughter Jessica help with farm tours, the store, and inventory.