Their Top of the Mountain Retreat and Recreation business packages the scent of sun-warmed pine trees and the serenity of mountain tranquility in rental cabins, horses, trail rides and trail meals. Sheryl says the most important thing she and Ken learned in the holistic management workshops was to think outside the box. Keep your mind open. Just don't close your mind to possibilities. Don't be ready to say, 'No, that's not the way things are done around here.
Nobody does it like that around here.
If there ever was a time when it was enough to produce an abundant, high quality crop, that day has passed. Farmers and ranchers who want to survive today's agricultural crisis not only need the best varieties and technologies, they need the best business tools and knowledge to manage the financial end of farming and ranching. As Sheryl puts it, they need to think outside the box, or at least get some new boxes to think in.