Farm Horizons • April 3 , 2017 • Page 16
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Anita Pelnis of Howard Lake works with animalEO essential oils north of Howard Lake . The business is owned by Dr . Melissa Shelton , whose husband , Winston , and two children also help with operations .
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• Photo Printer • Carpet Cleaner Rentals
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vary year to year . Quality may suffer when demand gets too high , for instance , as companies struggle to keep up . At animalEO , only the highest quality oils are used , and supplies are limited .
Originally , animalEO products were packaged out of Shelton ’ s home , but the business quickly outgrew the space .
“ After I spoke at a convention in Iowa , our sales doubled ,” Shelton recalled . “ We just keep growing and growing . Right now , we ’ re just trying to contain the growth .”
In September 2015 , the family broke ground on a big blue building on their property for animalEO , featuring brightly colored walls and an employee workout facility .
“ We moved in this fall ,” Shelton said , adding that the building offers room to grow .
Staff at animalEO currently includes Shelton , her husband Winston , and her best friend Anita Pelnis of Howard Lake . Shelton ’ s two children also help out , along with Anita ’ s three children .
To learn more about Shelton ’ s work , or to order animalEO products , visit www . animalEO . info . •