OWNERS RON & LIBBY GOODHART ESTABLISHED THE APPALACHIAN CHRISTMAS TREE FARM IN 1997. WE OPENED THE FARM TO THE PUBLIC IN 2004 AND HAD A FEW CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR SALE IN THE BARN. RON WOULD TELL THE CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR THEIR TREE IN "MY WIFE'S BARN". WHEN WE DECIDED TO EXPAND THE BARN AND REMAIN OPEN YEAR-ROUND, NO OTHER NAME SEEMED TO FIT EXCEPT THE ONE RON USED FOR YEARS.
BOTH OF US GREW UP OUTSIDE PERRYCOUNTY BUT MOVED HERE TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY. MOST PEOPLE KNOW US AS THE PEOPLE WITH THE DOGS. LIVING ON A FARM HAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE A NUMBER ANIMALS OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING OUR BELOVED GREAT DANES.