{"id":11061,"date":"2025-10-31T15:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/?p=11061"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:30:14","slug":"broken-truck-new-life-the-faith%e2%80%91led-start-of-marylands-redemption-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/broken-truck-new-life-the-faith%e2%80%91led-start-of-marylands-redemption-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken Truck, New Life: The Faith\u2011Led Start of Maryland&#8217;s Redemption Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;multiple_size=600&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=600&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;i=hci6e-19a71d6-pb\" width=\"640\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Collie turned a neglected high\u2011density apple orchard into Redemption Farms\u2014a thriving U\u2011pick and farm\u2011stand business\u2014by grafting apple varieties, adding strawberries, peaches, pumpkins, and using social media to mobilize customers.<\/p>\n<p>With Sue Hudson (NLR), we dig into financing, location strategy, strawberries, and what it actually takes to make a small farm cash\u2011flow.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded in Maryland\u2019s Eastern Shore farm country, this episode is a practical blueprint for building a direct\u2011to\u2011consumer U\u2011pick farm\u2014from acquisition and financing to crop selection, infrastructure, and marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Guest: Wayne Collie, owner of Redemption Farms (Denton, MD)\u2014a 38\u2011acre, two\u2011parcel farm split by a major highway\u2014revived an abandoned high\u2011density apple orchard and layered in strawberries (annual plasticulture), peaches, cherries, plums, blackberries, and a pumpkin patch to give customers something to pick from late April through early November.<\/p>\n<p>Guest: Sue Hudson, National Land Realty agent (Maryland), represented Wayne as buyer and breaks down the site selection + permitting pitfalls that make or break roadside agribusinesses.<\/p>\n<p>Redemption Farms (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redemptionfarmsmd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redemptionfarmsmd\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Redemption Farms (Website)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionfarms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.redemptionfarms.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Land Realty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalland.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nationalland.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne Collie turned a neglected high\u2011density apple orchard into Redemption Farms\u2014a thriving U\u2011pick and farm\u2011stand business\u2014by grafting apple varieties, adding strawberries, peaches, pumpkins, and using social media to mobilize customers. 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