Grant Family Farms
The 2,000-acre Grant Family Farms lies nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Wellington, CO. Since the Farm's 1974 commitment to organic growing practices, they have built their livelihood on responsible stewardship of the environment while growing the highest quality produce. Today, they claim to be Colorado's largest organic vegetable farm. Although organic vegetables may seem readily accessible today, Lewis and Andy Grant paved the way by being the first farm certified organic by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in 1988.
In addition to emphasizing environmental practices, Grant Family Farms encourages community involvement with the food raised on their land through their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The CSA provides an opportunity for people to directly connect with the farm by buying a share of their harvest. Participants pay a set cost, similar to a subscription, and then each week pick up a box of fresh vegetables, fruits, pastured eggs, organic chicken, turkey, goose, lamb or freshly cut flowers. This service reaches almost the entire Front Range.
Not only does Grant Family Farms champion the environmental and community realms, they emphasize food quality by planting the highest quality seeds, harvesting only during peak condition, and ensuring that packaging processes maintain freshness. Grant Family Farm's products can be found not only through the CSA program, but also at Fort Collins Old Town Farmers Market, Laramie Old Town Farmers Market, and Colorado grocery stores. In 2007, Grant Family Farms donated over 500,000 pounds of fresh produce to the Food Banks of the Front Range.