Greens Feed & Seed
Greens
Feed and Seed has been an institution in Charleston since 1963.
Earl Green was in the business starting in 1949 at 17 Washington
Street East near the Elk River Bridge. Earl is one of those men
that you like instantly, and has had a following for many decades.
One of the hardest working men that you'll ever meet, Earl still
works at age 88!
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Earl's first store, which previously had been Altmans Feed Company.
I
took this photo in May of 2019. Earl still prefers to work the
dock, and you can tell, because he has the physique that most 30
year old men today would love to have. Good old fashioned hard
work has made this 88 year old man a symbol for the rest of us to
follow. (we should be so lucky)
FROM GREENS WEBSITE:
The
founding father of Greens Feed and seed Mr. Earl Green started out as a
dealer for Altmans Feed Company back in 1949. After 14 years Altmans
went out of business. In 1963 Earl and his wife Shirley started
Greens Feed and Seed on Washington Street where the Greyhound bus
terminal sets today. Green's was at the Washington Street
location until 1977. It was then that urban renewal almost forced
Earl to lock his doors. Having no place to go Earl being a Christian
man did what all Christians do when faced with a problem, he prayed.
The Lord answered his prayer when the B and O railroad called and
offered him some land where the store now sets. In 1992 the
store expanded to the 15,000 square foot building we have today.
In
1998 the store was sold to Southern States and was under their
corporate banner until 2001 when Earl bought the store back. Now
days you can find Earl with his son Mike and grandson Mike Jr
working hard to provide you with great customer service and the best
products you will find anywhere.
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