Hartland Farms The cyber division for Roeske Farms, Hartland, Michigan HOME MEATS EGGS PRODUCE SHOP RECIPES ABOUT US CONTACT US THANK YOU About Us Hartland Farms is the cyber division of Roeske Farms, owned by Patty and Eric Roeske (Pronounced “Ray-skee”). Eric is a native of Hartland, MI. He worked and learned a lot about gardening from his parents. They had a large garden every year to feed their family. He met Patty in 1980 on a church bowling league. They were married in 1982. At that time Eric was working on a local beef feed lot and Patty was working at a hair salon. You could say that God, kids, and 4-H led them down a different path than they expected. Eric and Patty along with their three children, Nikki, Steven, and Jessica, have more than 20 years of active involvement with the Ranger’s 4-H Club which is based in Hartland and serves the greater Livingston County area. Eric has been the Swine Leader for their club for over 15 years. Prior to starting their own farm, Eric worked for 18 years on Jonquil Farms, Hartland, raising beef. Patty has been a 4-H year leader for over 15 years. She is a leader in the areas of Food Preservation, Ceramics, Scrap Booking, Creative Stamping and Sign Language. Nikki signing “I love you”. Nikki is their oldest daughter. She was born deaf. She attended Michigan School for the Deaf. Her projects in 4-H included sheep, swine, cooking, lace net darning, latch hook rugs, and ceramics. Texas was her home for five years after high school. In 2011 she moved back in with her parents. Today she helps on the farm when she can. Graduation from the Naval Boot Camp Steven is their second child. Before graduating from Hartland High School, he was very active in 4-H. His projects through the years included beef, sheep, swine, rabbits, photography, entomology, cooking, sewing, small engines, and ceramics. He attended Northern Michigan University and Michigan State University. After graduation he worked on a large beef feed lot in Texas for a few years. In 2012, he married Trish, and they now live together in Georgia where he is currently serving in our United States Navy. Jessica at Whitefish Point Jessica, their youngest child, was active in 4-H for ten years, raising sheep, beef, pigs, and rabbits, making ceramics, taking pictures, and participating in various community service. She is now the rabbit leader for the Ranger’s. Jessica graduated from Hartland High School, 6 years after her brother did the same. She is currently a senior at Lake Superior State University and expects to graduate in May. The Roeske’s are active in community events as well as their church. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) More Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Notify me of new posts by email. Subscribe to the HartlandFarms Yahoo Group Powered by us.groups.yahoo.com The Barn Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org © 2021 Hartland Farms