Owners Jeff & Linda Furst

OUR STORY

We opened Flying Pig Provisions because we love our town and we wanted to be more a part of it, invest in it, throw our lot in with others who are doing the same.  It’s a great group.  Come visit.  We’ll introduce you around.

Our business plan is simple:   Okay, we don’t have a business plan.  But if we did, it would be simple.  Something that has to do with success, reaching for the stars, climbing every mountain, being the best you can be, and never quitting.  

But cliches aside, we like to see people smile.   So what we do is go out and try to find stuff that makes us smile and bring it to the store.  We figure, “Hey, we’re pretty cool people and this made us feel good, maybe it’ll make others feel good, too”.   So there you go, the Flying Pig Provisions Vision Statement, Mission Statement and Business Plan all rolled into one word:  Smile.

One other thing, when you come visit the store you can come stay with us at our Inn, When Pigs Fly Inn. A historic circa 1902 house that’s only a short walk from Downtown Harbor District and scenic boardwalk. We have four guest rooms:   The Red, Blue, Green and Yellow Rooms.   Check them out by clicking here.  Plus, we provide a free shuttle from the house to the store and back.  Well, it’s not so much of a shuttle as it is us letting you use our kid’s bikes.

Come visit. It’d be nice to see you.

Linda & Jeff

 

We love local, so we buy local.
We also love smiles, but those are free.
 

 

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What's in a Name? 

The humble beginnings of Flying Pig Provisions


Flying pigs are kind of a thing with Linda. Years ago she bought a flying pig yard ornament for a friend, temporarily sitting it on her front steps.  She kept the iconic pig (the model for our logo). Stop by sometime and we'll show you.

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Linda was single at the time and one evening she had a particular suitor make a romantic proposition to her on those very front steps. In that moment, Linda glanced down at the yard ornament and knew her answer was not a simple, "No" but, "When pigs fly!"
 
Linda told the story to a few friends and that was it; the die was cast. She’s been receiving flying pig jewelry, yard and Christmas ornaments, table decorations, cards, etc., ever since.