New board members: Branding/Marketing Chair Sandra Mersinger -Snapdragon Design, LLC, 2016 Wine Stroll Co-Chairs Randy Brazee- Homes for Atlanta and Meredith Hill- Addison Hill Photography, Stuart Brady-Kirkwood Car Wash, Dan Wingate- The Pullman. Police, Fire, Library to the park Interstate 20 to Kirkwood Wayfinding signage: Natalyn Archibong- Hosea and Kirkwood Warren/Hosea Memorial/Hosea KUCC moving end of May, worshipping at Tomer Elem on Sundays. Kirkwood Library- call/email county fulton commissioner Interested? That’s a Wrap!ġ954 Memorial purchased by Paces Properties Sell Kirkwood swag (banners, stickers, mugs) at your business. Members: Susannah Davis Kirkwood UCC, Emily Wimbush Augusta Designs, Leisa Curtis Urban Pie, Stan Sugarman Stryant, Raina Sayer The Music Class, Phnewfula Frederiksen Happy Mango,Jonathan Huff Homes for Atlanta, Keller Williams Realty, Mia Canada That's a Wrap!, MARIANELA Belloso Calo Dance Studio, Parker Smith Guitar ShedĬommunity Members: Monica Tookes Empty Spaces Gallery, Susan Powell Connected Body Therapy, Odell Horne NPU O, Derek Lawler Derek Lawler Creativeġ1:10: Approve/Amend FebruMeeting Minutes Not Attending: Kevin Cregan ASSC (President), Kyla Cox Savor Wine Boutique (Vice President) Randy Brazee Homes for Atlanta, Keller Williams Realty Meredith Hill- Addison Hill Photography (Wine Stroll Co-Chairs), Stuart Brady Kirkwood Car Wash We are so fortunate to be involved in such an amazing industry, with such resilient people in it.Board of Directors: Dano Kirk Kirkyard Pub (Secretary), Sandra Mersinger Snapdragon Design LLC (Branding and Marketing Committee Chair) Dan Wingate The Pullman. I remember when my father Norm retired in 2000 after devoting 45 plus years to the industry, I asked what he would miss the most, his reply was simple…. Our business and our industry has gone through change and continues to change, the deregulation of the dairy industry, droughts, floods, the GFC and today its Covid, but through all this I’m confident in saying we have stayed at the forefront. Four delivery trucks cover the Hunter Valley and, as far as Mt White, the Central Coast, Newcastle, Gresford, Dungog, Branxton, Cessnock, as well as locally.įocus in products has changed-especially with large number of district hobby farms and the demise of dairying due to regulation. In 2021, 100 years onwards Kirkwood Produce is the only one of the original four Maitland produce merchants to remain. Craig Kirkwood became Manager of the Maitland Store. In March 2000, Norm Kirkwood retired from Kirkwoods after 45 years of service. The Broadmeadow Store, continued to operate until 1994. A large expansion to the new site included a drive through service. Hall & Son’s former produce stores at Rutherford and Broadmeadow were purchased and the Rutherford store became the home of Kirkwood Produce (formerly J. purchased the property and business of produce merchants Butler and Pryke at 20-22 Church Street Maitland, and the business relocated across the road to the new site.įollowing a fire in 1977, the Maitland Store was replaced by a double brick building included a seed room, hay shed, storage and a hessian bag cleaning facility. In 1965, a new purpose built building was erected at 1John Street Singleton. Kirkwood Produce Singleton was established in an old four mill in John Street Singleton in 1954. These had the largest horse stables to feed, needing chaff, bran and oats in bulk sacks. In the early days, the main customers were council members, bakers and the local coal mines. Proximity to Maitland Station allowed for prompt consignment of produce as well as receival of goods. Cain, all within half-a-mile of each other between the station and Church Street. The Kirkwood family had been involved in agriculture on district farmland for many years.Īt that time, there were four produce merchants in Maitland: O.K. The brothers were formerly livestock agents with OK Young Product Merchants of High Street Maitland. Pty Ltd Produce Merchants was established in 1921 by brothers James (Jim) and John (Jack) Kirkwood who opened premises at 23 Church Street Maitland.
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