Founder of Uncle Jim’s Smokehouse ‘slowly retiring,’ passing ownership to son whose goal is to grow business

Jim and Cindy Smith look to pass business off to son Mark Smith 25 years after opening doors

Posted 1/8/25

In 2000, Adna resident Jim Smith began smoking and processing wild game meat for himself and his hunting buddies inside what was originally his home’s garage.

By 2005, he had officially …

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