About Us

Local Certified Organic Produce

About Us

A little bit about Gravel Knolls Farm...

A beautiful lane on Gravel Knolls Farm.

Jim Rosselot is the third generation to farm Gravel Knolls Farm in West Chester, Ohio. Jim receives lots of help from his dad, his wife, his 3 kids, their 2 Percheron draft horses, a 1953 G tractor, a 1974 Massey Ferguson tractor, and a few strong and willing backs. The farm was first certified organic through OEFFA in 1989 and has maintained its organic certification ever since.

We belong to the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA).

What we offer

In addition to the approximately 25-30 different vegetables and herbs we grow, we also provide the following:

	We have a year-round supply of farm fresh, free range brown eggs.
	Several times during the summer we offer pasture raised poultry.
	We also sell our produce at the Feed Barn's Farmers' Market from June through October. See the "Farmers' Market" tab for details.

Our Beliefs

We believe that many modern farming methods used today are nutritionally depleting our food supply, therefore depleting your health. Small farms and old fashioned values are being bought out by big corporate farming companies that lack respect for the land and its healthy history. Profit is corporate farming's main motivation and nutritional value takes last place in the line of priorities. Quality is being replaced by cosmetically perfect, less nutritious and genetically altered foods.

Although there are arguments for both sides of this matter, we have chosen the side that is time tested by nature and man and keeps us connected to the earth while feeding our souls. It also allows our kids many safe hours of chores in the gardens during the summertime when they get sooo bored. This wouldn't be possible in a chemically dependent farming operation.

As we tell of our CSA members, there is some bad with the good. Not all the crops we plant make it to harvest. Mother Nature has her own plans and sometimes they differ from ours.

Typical Growing Season

This is just an example of what you might expect under the best growing conditions.

	May	June	July	August	September	October
Lettuce	XX	XXXX	XXXX	XX	XXX	XXXX
Greens	XX	XXXX	XXXX	XXX	XXX	XXXX
Broccoli	X	XXXX	X		XX	XX
Cabbage	X	XXXX	X			XXXX
Beets	XX	XXXX	XXX		XX	XXXX
Cucumber	X	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX
Swiss Chard	XX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX
Summer Squash			XXXX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX
Garlic		XXX	XX	XXX	XX
Herbs		XX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX	XXXX
Soybeans			XX	XXXX
Okra				XX	XXXX	X
Peppers			XX	XXXX	XXXX
Tomatoes				XX	XXXX	XXXX
Sweet Corn				XX	XXX
Eggplant			XXXX	XXXX	XXXX	XX
Melons			XXX
Sweet Potatoes			XX	XX
Potatoes				XX	XXXX	XX
Pumpkins					X	XXXX
Winter Squash				X	XXXX

Our Commitment to Members

The commitment we make to our members is this... Twenty three to twenty fives weeks out of the growing season we will have an abundant amount of organic produce for you. Some may be new for you to try. Some may be your favorites. At the end of the year we want you to feel that it has been as much a successful growing year for you as it has been for us.

Further Information

For further information, please contact us directly. Thank you.