ABOUT US
JEFF
the beekeeper
JEFF, ORIGINALLY FROM MUNCIE INDIANA, PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE NAVY FOR A DECADE BEFORE EMBARKING ON A REMARKABLE JOURNEY THROUGH EMS, NURSING, AND ULTIMATELY HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS AFTER OBTAINING HIS MBA FROM ANDERSON UNIVERSITY. WITH AN AFFINITY FOR COMPLEXITY, JEFF DISCOVERED HIS FASCINATION FOR BEEKEEPING AFTER DELVING INTO THE SUBJECT OF COLONY COLLAPSE. TODAY, WE MAINTAIN AROUND 60 HIVES SPREAD ACROSS CICERO, FRANKTON, AND DALEVILLE. JEFF PERSONALLY UNDERTAKES THE HONEY EXTRACTION PROCESS, METICULOUSLY STRAINING AND BOTTLING EACH BATCH. ​ A MAN OF DIVERSE TALENTS, JEFF TAKES CHARGE OF THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS AT LAKESIDE FARMS CICERO. ALONGSIDE CONSISTENTLY ENHANCING LOGISTICS FOR LSF, HE SHOWCASES HIS WOODWORKING PROWESS BY CRAFTING CUSTOM SIGNAGE USING HIS LASER AND CNC MACHINE. ​ JEFF’S CONSTRUCTION SKILLS HAVE PROVEN INVALUABLE IN BRINGING AMY’S BUSINESS PROJECTS TO LIFE, INCLUDING THE REHAB OF OUR MARKET CART, BUILT-INS IN AMY’S WORKSHOP, AND THE ONGOING TRANSFORMATION OF A HORSE TRAILER FOR USE AT MARKETS. WITH JEFF’S MULTI-FACETED EXPERTISE AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, LAKESIDE FARMS CICERO CONTINUES TO THRIVE, OFFERING AN ARRAY OF EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTS AND EXPERIENCES.
AMY
the chandler
AMY, ORIGINALLY FROM EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, HAS ALWAYS BEEN CAPTIVATED BY THE WORLD OF CRAFTS. GROWING UP, SHE CHERISHED THE INVALUABLE LESSONS PASSED DOWN BY THE STRONG WOMEN IN HER FAMILY, INSTILLING IN HER A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS LIKE KNITTING, BAKING, SEWING, CANNING, AND GARDENING. AMY’S EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY LED HER TO EARN A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CHEMISTRY. SHE FURTHER PURSUED HER STUDIES AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WHERE SHE EARNED HER DOCTORATE IN MEDICINE. WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE, AMY DEDICATED 15 YEARS OF HER CAREER AS AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN. EVENTUALLY, SHE TRANSITIONED INTO MANAGED CARE AT A PROMINENT HEALTHCARE COMPANY, BRINGING HER EXPERTISE TO THE REALM OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT. AMY’S PASSION FOR CREATING FOUND A PERFECT OUTLET WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THE SURPLUS BEESWAX FROM JEFF’S HIVES. THIS DISCOVERY SPARKED THE BIRTH OF HER HANDCRAFTED CANDLE-MAKING VENTURE. IN THE PROCESS OF CRAFTING THESE UNIQUE CANDLES, AMY DOVE INTO THE ART OF BLENDING SCENTS, CREATING CAPTIVATING FRAGRANCES THAT CANNOT BE REPLICATED ELSEWHERE. HER NEAR-OBSESSION WITH FRAGRANCES EXPANDED THE HORIZONS OF LAKESIDE FARMS CICERO, LEADING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PRODUCT LINES SUCH AS LINEN SPRAYS, LOTIONS, AND PERSONAL FRAGRANCES. AMY’S DEDICATION TO HER CRAFT AND HER RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCEPTIONAL SCENTS HAVE BEEN THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND LAKESIDE FARMS CICERO’S EXPANSION AND REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCES. WITH HER CREATIVE VISION AND COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, AMY CONTINUES TO DELIGHT CUSTOMERS WITH HER EXQUISITE CREATIONS.