{"id":7786,"date":"2025-05-18T22:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7786"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:05:48","slug":"south-ottawa-farm-stand-in-jeopardy-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7786","title":{"rendered":"South Ottawa farm stand in jeopardy – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


The longtime location of Goetsch\u2019s Fresh Fruits & Veggies Farm Stand in Ottawa is for sale putting the farm stand\u2019s future in jeopardy. <\/span>(Shaw Media file photo)
The longtime location of Goetsch\u2019s Fresh Fruits & Veggies Farm Stand in Ottawa<\/a> is for sale putting the farm stand\u2019s future in jeopardy.
The farm stand is located on Gentleman Road behind Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa and usually opens in May.
\u201cI was informed the other day that unbeknownst to me they were putting the farm up for sale,\u201d owner Tim Goetsch posted Monday on the business\u2019 Facebook page. \u201cYou work your whole life to build a reputation and in one minute it could be gone.
\u201cThank you for all your help during the years. I\u2019m hoping I\u2019m here for many more years to come, but I\u2019m going to need your help and support.\u201d
Goetsch said his grandparents have owned the land since he was a child.
\u201cHe grew the popcorn for the town back then,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Abe Lincoln popcorn guy that was down by the theater. That was our popcorn.\u201d
His elderly father, Leo, has limited involvement in the stand today. He\u2019ll stop by for a few minutes when the weather is good and will ride along on trips to Michigan to pick up fruit.
The land remains with the family today, but a member wants to sell it. Funds are being raised to help him stay at the longtime stand. Goetsch said if he is unable to remain on the land, he is open to moving the business to a new location.
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Copyright \u00a9 2023 Shaw Local News Network
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The longtime location of Goetsch\u2019s Fresh Fruits & Veggies Farm Stand in Ottawa is for sale putting the farm stand\u2019s future in jeopardy. (Shaw Media file photo)The longtime location of Goetsch\u2019s Fresh Fruits & Veggies Farm Stand in Ottawa is for sale putting the farm stand\u2019s future in jeopardy.The farm stand is located on Gentleman Road behind Mueller Funeral Home<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t