In the News
Check out a few of the places in the news that have given a shoutout to our stores!
Hawthorne Country Store Featured on CBS8
CBS8
Heather Thelen talked about the benefit of owning your own chickens, what you need to have a flock of your own, and what will happen at Chick Day. Hawthorne Country store is hosting Chick Day on March 11th.


Hawthorne Country Store Featured on Good Morning San Diego
KUSI News
Diane Tuazon visits Hawthorne Country Store in Escondido to learn more about how shoppers can spend their small business Saturday.
Hawthorne Country Store to Celebrate Opening of Santee Location
Times of San Diego
The three-generation family owned and operated store’s Santee location opened in April 2020, during the heart of a global pandemic. Over a year later, they will commemorate their expansion with a community open house.


Country Store opens number three in Santee despite pandemic
The Californian
Heather and Terry Thelen are on a mission to keep homesteading arts alive and thriving, so much so that they opened up a third branch of their family-run Hawthorne Country Store in …
Spring Gardening Tips on KSWB
FOX 5 KWSB-TV
Need some gardening tips for Spring? You’re in luck! Our own Heather Thelen hopped on San Diego’s Fox 5 News to dish out some helpful pointers for growing and maintaining your plants during the Spring season.

Hawthorne Country Store to host its annual Chicktopia Peep Show, March 6th
KUSI-TV
Hawthorne Country Store hosts its annual spring Chicktopia Peep Show on Saturday, March 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Escondido, Fallbrook and Santee. This annual celebration will host more …
Hawthorne Country Store Celebrates Chicktopia
Times of San Diego
Hawthorne Country Store will host its annual spring Chicktopia Peep Show on Saturday, March 6, featuring more than 100 varieties of baby poultry. The event, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. …


A talk with Heather
Homestead Life | A podcast on Anchor
Heather is the owner of Hawthorne Country Store in southern California and in my opinion an expert in all things poultry. At her store and on her youtube channel is a vast amount of information and a love and joy for all things homesteading…
Breadmaking and canning for the holidays
CBS 8 KFMB
Hawthorne Country Store’s Heather Thelen joined Morning Extra Monday with a few tips from her kitchen.
