Farm Happenings for May 19, 2020

Good Afternoon Farm Family,

After the craziest weather start to May we have had in a while, we are hoping for good growing conditions from here on out. The produce in the field is slow to get ready because of the weather but we are hoping for a big jump this week.

Tasty news, Strawberries are finally making an appearance in shares this week. We are hoping that for the next few weeks we will be able to have them steady so you will be seeing a lot in your shares.

Chef Patterson is planning raspberry chocolate chip cookies this week as well so this share is going to be full of sweets.

I am hoping that a farmer friend from lincoln county is going to have asparagus in the coming weeks to be able to offer that in a share. We got some last year for shares and it was fantastic.

Hope everyone has a good week and is getting back to work and some sort of normal.

Since 1927, our farm has been a well-known landmark in the Kanawha Valley, and our family has been an active part of the community. Our family roots began in Buffalo with Veto and Nellie Gritt’s establishment of our current farm operation. Today, we continue to thrive with our family's fourth generation growing up on the farm. We have changed, evolved, and adapted our agribusiness to serve the needs of our local and regional customers. Gone are the days of delivering eggs in the C10 to the front doors of Buffalo before greenhouses and our first farm stand. Many improvements have been made to our farm, and we continue extensive planning for the future of the farm and retail market.

The diversity of our business model, from our multitude of crops, companion products, marketing strategies, and support of other local farms has helped us weather many storms and the volatility of agricultural income. Pick Your Own, Agritourism, and our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) all are strengths that make us unique and lively. Our relationships with growers and suppliers are truly local, most within a 50-mile radius.

As a family, we are proud of our contributions to the community of Buffalo as we serve as stewards of the land, provide employment opportunities on our farm and in our retail locations, and grow and provide farm-fresh products. The combined 400 acres of land we farm provide beauty and open space in Buffalo, as well as an opportunity to provide family in our community with healthy food options. Over 80 individuals are employed over the course of a year, allowing us to contribute to the growth of our local economy. As a long-standing employer in our community, we have had the opportunity to ‘raise’ many teenagers who come back after further education and raising families to say how valuable their experience at Gritt’s was to their life. We have had the pleasure of having multiple generations of families be a part of our farm, too.

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