We Welcome You To Grant Family Farms!
Grant Family Farms lies in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, just south of the Wyoming border. We are deeply committed to growing healthy, delicious food and to being responsible stewards of our land and the people that work on our farm. For this reason, for the past 35 years, we have been growing organic vegetables. Our farm was the first to be certified organic by the State of Colorado. The farm was instrumental with helping the State create the process in developing the law for State conducted organic certification. In 1953 Lewis Grant started farming in Colorado... 56 years it has now been! We started in a very small way as Lewis Grant, a Professor at Colorado State University, and his young son, Andy, began to grow vegetables in the 60s. This start proved to be the spark that created a passion in Andy for vegetable production that blossomed to the +2,000 acres we farm today. In 1974, Andy and Lew committed to transform our farm to the organic growing method. Their commitment at that time was revolutionary. Now, 35 years later, we have become a national leader in the production of high quality Certified Organic Vegetables and Grains. We invite your neighbors in Colorado and Wyoming to be a part of our farm through our Community Supported Agriculture program.
The main crops we grow are Cabbage, Lettuce, Spinach, Summer Greens and Herbs, Broccoli, Onions, Cauliflower, Tomatoes, Peppers, Summer and Winter Squash, Tree Fruit, Beans, Cournand Wheat. In fact, we grow over 150 varieties of vegetables... and 34 varieties of Heirloom Beans and Corn. We grow these products not only for the fresh market, but also for the frozen and processed industries. However, we also do other wonderfully creative things such as make garlic and pepper garlands and very decorative Christmas wreaths for the festive season. We are flexible, creative and have the ability to tackle just about any special project or idea... with flair! We also are very please, enabled because of our CSA, to reintroduce livestock BACK to the farm program. We raise Chickens for eggs and meat, Lamb, Turkey, Duck, Goose, Goat and Pork. All organic, all pastured!
Our Commitment to Quality
Our commitment is to provide you with the highest quality vegetables from April through November. This commitment begins with our growing only organic vegetables and extends through to the quality of the vegetable your customer takes home:
- We plant using only the highest quality varieties and seeds.
- We harvest only when the vegetables are in peak condition.
- We take care of our vegetables after harvest to ensure they maintain their peak condition.
- We carefully place pack our vegetables so that when you open the box they are in the same condition as when they left our cold storage.
- We are veryattentive to provide as much variety as possible, depending on the season. Colorado has many seasons and our products reflect that. The Larger shares will have the most diversity
Food Safety
Being an organic grower, the philosphy that we live by is: "To produce food that is both safe and good for your health!"
We have in place both Good Agricultural Practices for our fields and Good Management Practices for our packing sheds and cold storage. We have Independent Third Party Audits completed during our season.
Organic Certification
We were the first in the state to be certified with the Colorado Department of Agriculture. With Federal Organic Standards now in place, we will be seeking national certification within the next year. In the past we have been certified by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), Oregon Tilth (OT), and Organic Growers Business Association (OGBA) for special projects.
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Organic Certification License #376
Peidmont Farms had Colorado License #1 and Andy was very instrumental in setting up the Colorado Program
Kosher Certification through TRI Sulom, Rabbi Mordecai Twerski, Hornosteipler Rebbe - Denver, 295 South Locust Street, Denver, CO 80224
