Farm Happenings for July 21, 2020

Hope you all had a great week last week. I tried with all my might to pack as much of the cooler weather in my suitcase with me to bring it back with me. My wife Andrea and I had a great week at Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Bozeman and Jackson, Wyoming. If you ever get the chance to make it out that way, you should. Its absolutely beautiful.

Chef Patterson is back at it this week with his famous Cranberry Chocolate Pecan Bread again this week.

The produce is coming in but sure is struggling in all this heat. Lets hope the chances of rain this week really hit because it will certainly help things out.

As we speak, the corn mazes are being cut. Fall is still obviously up in the air but we are at least preparing the things we have to. We are hoping we will be able to do something this fall but only time will tell.

If I missed any emails or calls from you this past week, I apologize but will be getting back with you in the next couple days.

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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