Picture yourself,
you're sitting on a grassy bank with your feet gently dangling in
the cool, clear water of the Cane River. You look up, the sun is
warm on your face, you shade your eyes and look past the river to
see rows and rows of pecan trees - they seem to go on forever -
green and lush against the bright blue Louisiana sky. You
are surrounded by the pecan orchard of Natchitoches Pecans in picturesque
Little Eva Plantation.
This
plantation, originally called Hidden Hill half a century ago, is
said to be the real location that inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's
classic novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Hidden Hill was also the birthplace
of American Folk Artist Clementine Hunter. Driving due NW on Highway
1 through Natchitoches Parish, you can't help but get a feel for
that bygone era.
Today,
Mark and Julie Swanson along with members of their family are
the sole operators of this 400 acre pecan orchard where they tend
the trees, harvest, clean, and prepare the pecans for market.
This beautiful orchard
is bounded by the Cane River on three sides. On the rare occasion
of a lack of rain, the Swansons irrigate the orchard with fresh
river water. Natchitoches Pecan's bountiful harvest enables them
to provide customers with pecans year round.
Picture yourself,
you're sitting on a grassy bank with your feet gently dangling in
the cool, clear water of the Cane River. You look up, the sun is
warm on your face, you shade your eyes and look past the river to
see rows and rows of pecan trees - they seem to go on forever -
green and lush against the bright blue Louisiana sky. You
are surrounded by the pecan orchard of Natchitoches Pecans in picturesque
Little Eva Plantation. 
This
plantation, originally called Hidden Hill half a century ago, is
said to be the real location that inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's
classic novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Hidden Hill was also the birthplace
of American Folk Artist Clementine Hunter. Driving due NW on Highway
1 through Natchitoches Parish, you can't help but get a feel for
that bygone era. 
Today,
Mark and Julie Swanson along with members of their family are
the sole operators of this 400 acre pecan orchard where they tend
the trees, harvest, clean, and prepare the pecans for market.
This beautiful orchard
is bounded by the Cane River on three sides. On the rare occasion
of a lack of rain, the Swansons irrigate the orchard with fresh
river water. Natchitoches Pecan's bountiful harvest enables them
to provide customers with pecans year round.