Farm Happenings for June 30, 2020

Happy start to the 2020 summer CSA. For those of you that this is your first shares of the season or your first ever shares from our CSA program, welcome to the farm family.

I like to call it a "fun" growing season so far. We have faced a lot of challenges this year with cold and wet so some of the crops we normally see for the 4th just aren't quite there yet. We normally have corn or are very close by the 4th but our best projections right now are closer to the 15th. With the cold and wet we have for the duration of april and even early may, the corn simply didn't grow. These first couple weeks will be a challenge but once we get to the middle of the month, produce will begin to roll in more plentiful.

Chef Patterson is making some rosemary bread this week and you will see different baked goods coming out of the kitchen throughout the season. Additionally, we hope to work with other local and WV farmers to provide you with some different things throughout the season.

At any point if you have any questions or problems feel free to reach out to me for any help.

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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