Farm Happenings for August 27, 2019

Good Afternoon Farm Family,

We have reached the final week of the CSA season for 2019. It has been a great year with lots of new produce and some of our favorite staple items. We want to say thank you so much from us here at the farm for supporting our farm through this program. We saw a few changes this year in the program switching over to harvie but have enjoyed knowing that you are getting in your share things you truly want not just what we are able to put in. While it changed packing on our end slightly, it wasn't a huge difference. It also allowed us to use more products weekly because even if we had a little bit of something we could put it on and not be concerned with filling the full run of shares with the same thing. New products and offerings for next year are already being dreamed up and we can't wait to bring you shares again next year.

As we beginning inching closer to our fun farm season, we are planning to offer you and your families admission into the fun farm free of charge. Instead of giving you an actual card, this year we will have a check in list at our admission booth so you will be able to come up and sign in for up to 4 people per day. I will send more information on this at a later date of the exact location of the checkin and instructions.

Again thank you all for another great season and we look forward to seeing you this upcoming week.

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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