The milkman returns: Man starts milk delivery service

ARDEN - Jonathon Flaum needed a change from his desk-jockey position in the corporate sector. He decided to fulfill an old-time tradition and become a milkman, delivering products from his refrigerated truck to doorsteps in Western North Carolina.
Flaum, 44, started Farm to Home Milk in January. The company brings bottled farm glasses of milk to residents and businesses and with its success, the Asheville resident recently expanded his route to Fletcher and plans to have a central drop-off location in Hendersonville. In addition to milk, customers can order eggs, bread, meat, poultry and much more from the company that boasts the slogan "Udderly Fresh Milk."
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Milkman makes a comeback in Asheville

Small Business Spotlight: 1/17/13

Small Business Spotlight: Milkman makes a comeback

Old School Milkman Makes Comeback In Asheville

Farm to Home Milk, Asheville’s new milk (and more) delivery service is coming

How does a writer become a milkman? It starts with a walk around Coulter Bay in the Tetons and ends at home.

On vacation in Colorado, Jonathan Flaum mused over the idea of starting a milk-delivery business, an occupation that could move him out of the isolation of his writer’s studio and into a world of interaction. Flaum has published several books, including “How the Red Wolf Found its Howl: The Internal Journey to Leadership.”

But he wanted to find a way to spend more time with his 11-year-old son Ren and 7-year-old daughter Eve.

“You know, (writing) is not the kind of thing your kids can help you with,” Flaum said. “I really wanted to do something where the kids could understand it and interact with it, have fun and help out, ride in the truck with me, help me load it up once in a while.”
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Asheville writer to start Farm to Home Milk delivery service

My friend Jonathon Flaum is starting up a new milk delivery business in Asheville called Farm to Home Milk.

Back in 2005, I was business editor at the Asheville Citizen-Times and I signed on Jonathon to be a columnist for the newspaper. An accomplished author who wrote about leadership, Jonathon wrote “Creativity at Work” and “Meaning at Work” columns that were thoughtful and powerful. He’s been writing about finding your passion at work long before it became fashionable.
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Asheville milk truck ready to launch

Jonathon Flaum has taken a rather creative career turn. And now, Asheville can boast a milk delivery truck, the first since Biltmore Farms ceased milk delivery in 1985 (when the company was sold to PET). 

Flaum, Asheville’s newest milkman, is also an ordained Zen priest, a father of two and a former owner of the Write Mind Institute, a center for leadership and creativity training on Lexington Avenue. He’s also an author, with three books to his credit (published in eight languages), including “How the Paper Fish Learned to Swim: A Fable About Inspiring Creativity and Bringing New Ideas to Life.” 

Writing speeches for business bigwigs between books, Flaum knew he wanted to do something different. 
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Glass-bottle good: Farm to Home Milk offers a modern delivery service

Jonathon Flaum is precisely the kind of person you want to show up on your front porch once a week. With a smile for everyone and a smart blue cap and coat emblazoned with the word “milk,” his demeanor is as wholesome as the product he sells. He’s a milkman. 

With help from his wife, Tami Flaum, and their children, Eve, 7, and Ren, 11, Jonathon heads up Farm to Home Milk, an old-school milk delivery service, complete with a truck and glass bottles — and updates such as online ordering. 
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