History
Nitty Gritty Grain Company of Vermont started with a conversation across a fence and has grown from there. Our love of good tasting healthy food and the land where it grows has a much longer history. Seven generations of the Barnum family have farmed fields in and around the Champlain Valley. From an ancestor who fought and died at the Siege of the Shelburne Blockhouse to protect hearth and home in the 1770's to the grandparents with the 'top-notch crops' in Addison County in the early 1930's, today's descendants - Tom Kenyon, his children, siblings, and friends - carry on the Vermont farming tradition. Like our ancestors before us, we take great pride in our heritage, land, ingenuity, and products. Through tireless work on the fields in Shelburne and Charlotte, Vermont we produce certified organic grains that are the heart of our local organic grain company.
Specialties
Nitty Gritty Grain Company of Vermont is a small family-owned certified organic farming operation committed to producing delicious, wholesome, locally-grown products. Our aim is to participate in the cycle of sustainability both nutritionally and environmentally by growing certified organic grains. We are reaping the bounty of what the earth has to give and returning the gift by preserving the land for future generations. Here at the Nitty Gritty Grain family our aim is to provide an enjoyable, sustainable, healthy food source. We offer you the knowledge of where your food comes from so you can rest assured it is truly healthy and wholesome. We hope you take great satisfaction in eating and using our products. Enjoy the taste that dedication, passion, and effort can make.
