The stories, memories, and the laughs they have made at “Evergreen Acres,” what they call the 28-acre property which has 50 feet of water frontage on Cazenovia Lake, come rolling out.

The lawsuit alleges Evergreen Acres failed to pay at least $3 million of vulnerable workers' earned wages and illegally charged rent for substandard housing. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW.

Minnesota files $3M wage theft case against Evergreen Acres Dairy in Stearns County. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said it is one of the largest wage theft cases undertaken in the state.

An Evergreen Acres tree was selected for the Clinton White House after the Shealer family won the Pennsylvania and national contests in 2000, the department said.

Evergreen Acres Dairy, Evergreen Estates, Morgan Feedlots and owners Keith Schaefer and Megan Hill are named in the lawsuit, which was filed in Stearns County.