Bill Horton's Farm Fresh Vegetables, 5327 Bush River Road: 2018-ish 2 comments
Well, here's another picture heavy closing I don't have a lot to say about other than that google suggests the actual official business name was Horton Produce. I assume that buying "The Honor System Way" means the place was generally unattended, but it seems like a pretty high traffic area for that kind of trust.
I've noticed this lot on Old Bush River Road several times over the past few months, and finally stopped to walk over and get some pictures. The site is actually quite large, LoopNet puts it at 3.5 acres, and I can believe it. If you walk back past the big oak and the remnants of the shed, there is an open meadow area that I did not expect at all.
There's also an impressive pokeberry bush, but its well over knee high, so I don't guess there's any danger of anyone cooking it up. (Well, I gues that would be a danger..)
UPDATE 3 October 2020: Added the map icon. And if you go there and look at the pictures, you can see the sheds on the site before they were knocked down or carried off. Based on the 2018 date on those pictures, I've updated the post title closing date from "2000s" to "2018-ish".
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Sophie
18 Nov 20 at 9:44 am
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He had a mounted box with a slot for people to drop off money when he wasn't there. That was part of the honor system. He told me shortly before he shut down that his wife had cancer and he wasn't sure he world stay open after she passed. He was a super friendly guy. I'm sad the place closed.
DA
7 Feb 21 at 12:58 pm
The "honor system" meant, if you were a little short on cash you could still have the item you wanted. The expectation was you would pay it back when you could. They sold produce, boiled peanuts, and preserves. And they were very pleasant. That's why it was so popular.