During High School, Darrell worked his summers at Broadleaf in the woods operation and there he met Kathy Hudson. Following a brief time in Ontario, it was not until Broadleaf expanded in 1973 that Kathy and Darrell married and became an integral part of the business.

As with her sisters and brothers, Kathy grew up working her summers and spare time, at the Broadleaf Riding Stable. There, Kathy got a real feel for what customers wanted, and enjoyed when they visited. As the business expanded, Kathy worked with the food service & accommodation and with the marketing and public relations.

Kathy and Darrell raised three girls at Broadleaf: Julie (a nurse in Moncton), Amy (married with 2 children) and Mindy (who also works in Moncton).

Darrell worked with the woods operation and the farming operation. There was a gradual improvement of the land and 'custom haymaking' along with 'cattle and horse' feed production. Becoming involved in the Provincial Soil and Crop Association in 1976, Darrell moved with the learning curve introduced by new technologies. With agriculture, both the quality and quantity of forage production is vital to economics and the future. The major challenges for the Broadleaf land today are keeping pace with progressing technologies, staying environmentally aware and keeping abreast of the Department of Agricultural guidelines.

As a member of the Southern New Brunswick Woodlot Owners Association, Darrell and Broadleaf observe the criteria for successful, sustainable wood lots such as: species selection, land topography, soil texture, water courses, density in the trees and so on.

Darrell and Kathy believe in the importance of contributing back to their community. Darrell is a volunteer Fireman with the Riverside-Albert Volunteer Fire Department and Kathy is a Paramedic with Maritime EMS, Riverside-Albert Division.

Continuous learning is important to Kathy and her most recent course was Agricultural Leadership with the University of Saskatchewan. Learning opportunities have taken her to Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. In addition, Kathy volunteers on Tourism and Agricultural committees.

In her marketing role at Broadleaf, Kathy has developed business relationships with tour companies nationally and internationally
Kathy knows that Broadleaf's location on the Bay of Fundy has a great impact on it's success however she is also very aware that the quality of customer service visitors receive is the real key to success. Whether their guest is visiting because of tourism, agriculture or forestry the Broadleaf Hospitality and attention to detail is what keeps them coming back.