The story of Grimmway begins right here in an agricultural haven known as the Southern San Joaquin Valley in central California. The Grimm brothers began nurturing their family business in the fertile soil of Kern County more than 3 decades ago. Today, their roots run deep. Grimmway Farms has grown to become the largest grower, producer and shipper of carrots in the world; but the family still insists on walking the fields, visiting the processing facilities and performing their own brand of quality assurance - every single day. In 1968 when Rod and Bob Grimm set up their first roadside produce stand, the brothers made a promise: always take care of the customer.

Decades later, that promise has never been broken. Grimmway Farms' dedication to consistent quality and dependable service has made us the global leader in our industry.

Yet no matter how the size and scope of our company grows, every Grimmway employee is committed to staying true to our founding philosophies: provide good value, honest pricing and conduct business with integrity.

Grimmway believes in providing service to our customers on a personal level. We believe that today's consumer wants food products that are innovative, exciting and nutritious. All good reasons Grimmway chooses to partner with other industry forerunners to develop creative new product ideas our consumers and their families will enjoy.

Acknowledging and responding to the issues important to our customers is important to us. To address the growing consumer demand for pesticide-free fruits and vegetables, Grimmway Farms is continuously developing new avenues of opportunity. In 2001, we acquired Cal-Organics, a pioneer organic produce company providing more than 75 organic product offerings.

• We process 40,000 of CA's 75,000 acres of carrots.
• On an average day, the operation processes 2.5 miles of trucks loaded with 10 million pounds of carrots.
• We've been family owned and operated for over 40 years.

Carrots originated 3000 years ago in Central Asia and the Near East, slowly migrating into the Mediterranean area.

Originally, carrot roots were white, yellow, green or purple in color but not orange! Their first use was medicinal rather than as a food product. Ancient Greek physicians prescribed carrot root and juices to treat cancer, indigestion, snake bites and skin ulcers.

Although the exact origins of the orange carrot are not precisely known, it is believed that they were first developed in the 1600's by the Dutch. All modern carrots are directly descended from Dutch-bred carrots.

In the Middle Ages, the feathery leaves of carrots were placed in a woman's hair as decoration. Carrot juice was used to make butter a more appealing color. Later, carrots were a popular crop grown by early colonial Americans. Thomas Jefferson even raised several varieties of carrots in his Monticello garden!

Carrots are members of the umbelliferous family, which includes celery, parsnips, caraway, fennel, dill and chervil. They are generally eaten fresh, although they can be found canned, frozen - even dried.

• Mini-peeled carrots, or baby-cut carrots, were first introduced in 1989. Contrary to popular belief, baby carrots are not grown bite-sized. They are bred to be long and slender, and then cut into two-inch pieces and lathed to uniform width. Today they are the most popular 'variety' of carrots in the marketplace!
• There are over 100 varieties of carrots.
• Did you know carrots were originally purple? They also come in red, orange, yellow and white – check out our rainbow bunch carrots to see!
• On an average day, the operation processes 2.5 miles of trucks loaded with 10 million pounds of carrots.
• CA processes 80% of the carrots in the nation.
• The ancient Greeks called carrots 'karoton'.
• In the middle ages, carrot juice was used to make butter more appealing.
• The longest carrot in recorded history (1996) was 16 feet, 10.5 inches long. The heaviest carrot in recorded history (1998) was 18.985 pounds (single root mass).
• Two carrots give you enough energy to walk two miles.