Georgia Grown Profile: Burt's Farm

Originally published in the April 2, 2014, issue

 

Seventh-generation family farm expands product line, markets

By Erica Lummus spring intern

 

Johnny and Kathy Burt started Burt’s Farm together in 1972. It’s completely family-owned and operated and has been passed down for years. The seventh generation will be coming up on the farm soon.

 

Though it originally began as a farm for fall items – at the farm store, customers can find all varieties of pumpkins, squashes, Indian corn and others – the family recently expanded to include a beauty product line as well.

 

“About eight years ago we started working on our beauty products made from pumpkin and butternut extract,” said Kasey Sanders, daughter of the Burts.

 

The products include shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion and moisturizing cream.  The Burt’s Farm product line is called Early Harvest by Burt's Farm LLC. The company applied for US and international patents for the products and will hopefully be marketed both domestically and globally.

 

“We want our products to be internationally recognized and we will make sure the US and international markets know we are from Georgia,” Sanders said.

 

Burt’s Farm is excited to be a member of the Georgia Grown program and hopes that through the partnership they can establish new marketing connections. The family is very proud to live in the state of Georgia and believes that by opening up new markets, the family farm will stay alive and thriving.

 

“We would like to invite everyone to come out to our farm in the fall and start your own family traditions,” Sanders said.