Title: Owner
Company: 1) Cornett Deal Christmas Tree Farm 1) Songbird Cabin
Location: Vilas, NC United States
In 1986, Diane Cornett Deal established the Cornett Deal Christmas Tree Farm after purchasing a farm originally owned by her ancestors. Her father, who also owned a farm, gave her 1,000 seedlings, which she planted, and when they had grown seven years later, she began selling the trees. Ms. Cornett Deal’s 26-acre farm is open to the public from the weekend before Thanksgiving until the third weekend in December each year. She is responsible for daily managing activities, dealing with wholesalers and making wreaths that are available for purchase. In 2000, she built Songbird Cabin to share her farm with others as a vacation rental. She had a number of families that routinely rent the cabin, but Songbird Cabin is now rented on a full time basis by a family member. It is no longer on the market as a vacation rental.
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