Staff

It's a small, hard working group of people that make all the magic happen. Here is a little bit about each of them.

	Doyle "Andy" Perkins Handy Andy fixes everything that breaks on the farm, milks cows, helps with cheese makes and is head of sales and distribution. He left his career as an Audiologist to become a dairy farmer. Maybe not the wisest career choice but one he has come to love. Andy is Co-founder and patriarch of the family and the business. He enjoys a round of Frisbee Golf, ball golf, or any kind of golf when he has extra time which is pretty much never.
	Jennifer Perkins Co-founder and Cheesemaker, Jen has worked with cow, goat, and sheep milk in the vat and managed those animals on the farm. Her love of working with animals brought her to the business and cheesemaking helped her stay. Her experience includes 20+ years in the industry including a stint at Blackberry Farm milking sheep and making cheese. When she isn’t in the cheeseroom, she loves to ride her draft horse on the beautiful trails of Polk County.
	Erin Carpin Also known as “The Beast” or Little E. She knows how to get things done. She keeps production of everything on track and is our pickler and packager. Erin has done just about everything from Scuba Diving Instructor to Paralegal to Production Baker in her past life. When she isn’t busy working circles around everyone, she loves to garden, make Pate a Choux, sip bourbon, and play with her dog Bobby Charley.
	Andrew "Drew" Miles Drew came to us as a summer intern and decided to stay for a while. He graduated from App State with a pre-law focus. He also loves food preparation and preservation. He has plans to start his own diversified farm someday but until then he has done just about everything here from milking cows to making cheese and helping with Farmers Markets and our kitchen garden. He is transitioned into being our full-time manager of the Farm Store. He has a great positive outlook on life, and is a fun addition to the crew. When he isn't here working you can find him reading, hiking, playing soccer and cooking.
	Brian Hodges Brian is a renaissance man as well as a recovering California Surfer Dude. He has lived all over including Sweden but now calls upstate South Carolina home where the family farm is located. When he isn't here selling cheese and building beautiful cheese boards, you can find him digging in the dirt growing vintage strains of Tobacco and Tulsi (Holy Basil) among other herbs and plants.
	Max Perkins Max is a little older than Looking Glass Creamery. He grew up amongst the chaos of cheesemaking, farming, and starting this business. In 2023, Max stepped up and took over managing our Farm Store. He also helps out wherever needed whether it's tractor work, milking cows or making cheese. The summer of 2024 he spent in Switzerland working with cows and cheese in the Alps. When he isn’t working, he likes to explore waterfalls, play guitar and basketball, and hang out with friends
	Allison Gillespie If Allison looks familiar it's because she likes to work all over town (all at the same time). She works the cheese counter here, at an antique mall and a doctors office in Landrum and for many years has also worked at the lovely Tryon Theatre. She is an upbeat person and very knowledgeable about the area which makes her a great addition to the Farm Store crew. When Allison isn't busy working she likes to garden and take care of her not-so-mini flock of 55 chickens with names like Sweet Pea and Pumpkin.
	Josh Young Josh Young is a WNC native who has worked in the Dairy Industry for much of his young life. Luckily he just happened to move down the road from the farm and came looking for work. He is a very hard worker, great with equipment and animals and loves working with dairy cows. When he isn't working he can be found tinkering with his truck or hunting.