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Penny pinching, planning help woman start meat business

Phyllis Coulter
Feb 17, 2019
Feb 17, 2019 Updated Feb 27, 2019

Jenny Flint with son — Jenny Flint opened Family Farm Meats on her DeKalb County, Illinois, farm only months after her young son was born. Now the 4-year-old is able to help with chores, and Flint is happy she’s giving him a childhood on the farm just like the one she enjoyed.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter

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HINCKLEY, Ill. — Jenny Flint is a self-professed “extreme penny pincher.” That characteristic has served her well, allowing her to buy a small farm in 2012, at age 22. Two years later, she started selling meat off the farm, only months after becoming a new mom.

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Jenny Flint store in her garage — Jenny Flint bought a small farm in DeKalb County, Ill., and sells meat directly to customers from a store in her garage. Her dreams are to have a bigger store and to keep growing her cattle herd.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter

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