Serving the local Community

1973-2023

 

 

Hours of Operation:
M-F 8:00am-6:00pm
Sat 8:00am-5:00pm

Power Equipment Hours:
M-F 8:00am-6:00pm
Sat 8:00am-5:00pm

Moneta Farm Service opened as a retail store in 1973 on the property that was home to a family poultry business since 1923. Samuel (Pete) and Lula May Woodford began the poultry operation with the help of a World War I veteran’s program. Calvin Woodford, the third of four sons, returned to the family business in 1950 after serving in World War II and after earning a degree in poultry husbandry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In 1965, after Samuel’s death, Calvin purchased his younger brother Warren’s interest in the business. The poultry business grew to a production peak of 12,000 dozen eggs per week in the late 1970’s. Calvin and his wife Macklyn raised five children (Patricia, Jim, Kathie, Stuart and Mark) and they all participated in the growth of the family business.

As the poultry operation was becoming less profitable Calvin was presented the opportunity to open a Southern States store in 1973 and he named the store Moneta Farm Service. Feed, seed and fertilizer were the primary products sold in the early years of operation. Jim’s return to the business in 1978 brought a mechanical interest to the operation that has now evolved into a strong Power Equipment department. The growth of this department can be attributed to selling top quality equipment at competitive prices while maintaining a parts and service department second to none.

Stuart returned to the family business in 1982 after graduating from East Tennessee State University with a degree in business management. He has overseen the growth of many of the other departments including hardware, lawn and garden, construction materials, marine, etc. Stuart’s wife Teresa works behind the scenes in the office and nephew Clifford (son of Kathie) manages the power equipment department.  Calvin passed away in 2018, but his legacy carries on.

Moneta has certainly changed over the years and the impact of Smith Mountain Lake on the area has been extensive. Not only has the population increased but the lifestyles and needs of our residents have become more diverse. For this reason Moneta Farm Service was renamed Moneta Farm & Home Center. The name change helps existing and future customers more easily recognize the wide variety of products that are now being stocked. In 2017, Moneta Farm & Home Center became an Ace store and the benefits of having access to thousands of additional products along with the buying power of over 5000 stores have helped to better serve the local community. Moneta Farm & Home Center tries to meet the needs of the community by stocking and selling the products that are most frequently asked for. For this reason you will find not only the common products associated with a farm store or hardware store but a wide variety of products that cannot be found elsewhere.

The primary business philosophy for Moneta Farm & Home Center is that all customers should feel they have been greeted with courtesy and treated fairly and honestly by a professional well-run business. This philosophy has helped Moneta Farm & Home Center grow and adapt to the needs of the community and hopefully will help guide the family business into the future.

In November of 2022 the Woodford Family made the decision to sell Moneta Farm and Home Center to a new company Bolster Hardware, LLC. After long and careful consideration the decision was made so the legacy of the store will and can continue, you will not notice many changes in your daily shopping the store will remain named Moneta Farm and Home Center, and the same staff that you have come to know and trust will all remain on board.  The Woodfords and Staff want to thank everyone for there years of support and we look forward to continuing to serve the community for many years to come. In 2023 Moneta Farm and Home Center will Celebrate 50 Year in Business, Thank You to the community for making that possible. We hope to continue to be able to serve you and the Community we live in and serve for many more years to come. as Jimmy has moved on into retirement, Clifford has taken over as the Power Equipment Centers Manager and the Stores Assistant General Manager, and Long time Employee of the Store Tim Ritchey has been hired as the the stores new General Manager, Stuart remain working at the store as of 2023 filling in and helping the customers as he always has, Jimmy can be seen visiting the power equipment shop and riding around the property on his Landmaster UTV,