Farm Happenings for August 24, 2021

Good Morning Farm Family,

Its crazy to think there's only 3 weeks left in the summer season. Time moves fast when you're eating good I suppose. Our fields are holding up good in some regards. We have a few other produce offerings that are finishing up but lots of them are still going strong.

Fun Farm Season is right around the corner. As always, as a thank you to all of you for being members of our farm share program this season we will be offering free admission to you and your family to the fun farm. More information will come on this on how you can reserve your days and times. We will have a similar entry time slot system that we had last year so we will get you unique codes to be able to reserve those times at no cost to you.

The first of our mums are starting to bloom so you will begin to see those at our retail locations. In addition to mums we still have a nice selection of trees and shrubs so if you are interested in doing any landscaping now is a great time to do so to get things established before winter.

We have a few tables left for our last farm dinner of the summer on September 11th. Theres just a few tables left for it so be sure to get yours if you would like to come.

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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