The Hunt Store

Q:  Tell us a little about yourself and your role with the honey production. A: I am a producer/packer, meaning I produce honey as well as buy and bottle honey from other beekeepers in the area that leave their bees to forage only on native brush and wildflowers Q: Why should people try this honey? A: This fine light honey from the Huajilla brush is considered by many to be one of the finest in the world-rivaled only by other acacia honey from South Africa. Q: Does the honey actually taste different? Look different? A: Huajilla has a clean, pure taste, with no lingering aftertaste. The color ranges from water white to extra light amber Q: Are there any health benefits to this honey? A: Health benefits come the fact that it is a ‘local ‘ honey- raw and unfiltered, still containing pollen. Q: What else should people know about your honey? A: The old saying goes “If you don’t know the beekeeper, you don’t know the honey “. Well, I’m the beekeeper and I buy only from beekeepe...

The Hill Country here in Texas has earned national acclaim because, quite frankly, it offers unrivaled natural beauty, plenty of fun ways to enjoy it, and a unique culture you won’t find anywhere else. While Hunt embodies all of these traits, our community also has its own, bonafide, American heroes. Gerry Griffin is one of them. When the crew of the Apollo 13 mission was facing life-threatening circumstances more than 200,000 miles above the earth, Griffin was part of the Mission Control team responsible for bringing those three astronauts back home. Early Years Looking back on Griffin’s formative years, it’s hard to imagine he would have taken any other path in life. He joined the Boy Scouts at a young age and earned the rank of Eagle Scout at 16. During junior high and high school, Griffin joined the JROTC programs and later the ROTC . His older brother, Ken, was a big influence on him. He was almost a decade older, so, naturally, Griffin idolized him. At just 19, Ken served...