Farm Happenings for June 1, 2021

Good Afternoon Farm Family,

While its a bummer that the cooler weather came during a holiday weekend, its kinda nice to get a little cool down after that stretch of blazing weather. The hot and dry weather was however very nice for the strawberry crop and we are hoping it hangs on for a couple more weeks. We are already planning for next years crop and are tripling the number of berry plants. We planted around 10,000 this year and are bumping up to 30,000 for the 2022 season so we are hoping to have even more berries next year. Additionally, we plan to offer a u-pick option on berries next year as well which will be a first for us.

For this weeks shares, we are going to see quite a few new options. We will begin pulling carrots, kohlrabi, and broccoli this week. I love the evolution of the csa season from spring toward summer as we begin to harvest more and more options.

I hope everyone enjoys some time off over the holiday weekend and gets to enjoy some cookouts and time with family.

As always if you ever need anything feel free to reach out.

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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