The first box of tomatoes for 2024 was brought in on Memorial Day by Brad Harrod, owner of Brad Harrod Farms and Hermit Corner Produce. The Harrods raise 25 acres of tomatoes annually, as well as an additional 70 acres of various fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, squash, cucumbers, over 35 varieties of peppers, onions, potatoes, corn, and more! They also grow 40 acres of pumpkins, gourds, winter squash, decorative corn, and mums in the Fall and a wide array of annual and perennial flowers in the Spring. Pictured from left to right are Emily Rippy, Melissa Harrod, and Jensen Harrod. Hermit Corner Produce is located at 204 US Hwy. 63 in Hermitage.
