Joe Jr., the middle child of 11 children, was only 17. From those humble beginnings, Joe and his wife, Bonnie, built a business respected throughout the Midwest. The award is presented annually to outstanding farmers in Indiana by Indiana Prairie Farmer magazine. Today, Joe Huber Family Barns, Borden, is a mainstay atop the rolling hills of the Starlight Community, featuring a family restaurant with seating for 400, a farm market, U-pick vegetables and three picnic and banquet facilities. During the Fall, throngs of families descend upon the pumpkin patch.
Kids wind their way through the corn maze.
If Joe remained comfortable with his father's small, diversified farm back in the 1960's, the business wouldn't exist today. Instead, he and Bonnie knew change lay ahead. Barney Arnold of WHAS radio in Louisville told people about us, and we asked customers to tell friends. By 1981, more wives worked and U-pick nosedived. Marketing vegetables through out own restaurant held promise.