Busy kitchen: Business owner finds creative outlet in cooking

Jeff DeYoung
May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024

Tina and Jon Blakehouse — Tina Bakehouse farms with her husband Jon, runs a communication business and finds time to make favorite foods in the kitchen.
IFT photo by Jeff DeYoung

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HASTINGS, Iowa — Tina Bakehouse loves life on the farm, but she also enjoys her close proximity to metropolitan Omaha.

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