Meet the Moffitts!
Terry and George are two of the most amiable people you’ll ever meet. Folks love their positive attitude, and they have such kind smiles that children occasionally mistake them for Santa Clause. The father and son team has been farming together since George was a little boy. In many ways, George (now a grown man) is the motivation that keeps Terry going. He says “if it wasn’t for George, [he] wouldn’t still be [farming]” but he says George loves it, and as long as they can continue to make a living off of it, they’ll continue to farm together. George agrees. He says if he’s learned one thing from farming it’s that “it’ll make an old man out of you quick” but that he does love it and much prefers it to going to the city every day. It is clear the two work well together and have a lot of respect for each other. Terry says that he appreciates the way he and George think alike—the way they’re “both always thinking ahead—and he really values George’s willingness to always try something different. George, he says, is also very seldom wrong, and “when he tells you a number, you can take it to the bank.” As for George, one of his favorite things about farming with his father, he says with a grin, is “pushing each other’s buttons.”
The Moffitts have been farming on Tater Hill Farm, in Buladean, for 70 years and their family had been in the area for generations before that. True to the name of the farm, the Moffits grow lots of potatoes. Some of them are truly unique and beautiful varieties—blue potatoes with deep blue skin and masquerade potatoes with purple and white swirls. The Moffits grow many things other than potatoes as well, including eggplant, brussels sprouts and mushrooms. All of which will be found in our CSA this season.
A Note About the Blackberries
We had several questions about the blackberry packaging last week. We purchased them directly from local farmer Boyd Glenn of Old Mt. Berry Patch. Boyd also sells some of his berries to Dole. To save on packaging costs the berries were packed in Dole containers. It is our commitment to you to purchase from local farmers not large companies like Dole. Please let us know if you have any questions about where your produce is coming from. We take pride in knowing our farmers personally and would love to tell you about them.
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