Plum native Randy Morris invites customers to Morris Farm to pick their own organic produce . w
Fresh from the Vine
Plum native Randy Morris invites customers to Morris Farm to pick their own organic produce . w
By Jennifer Brozak
hen Randy Morris first achieved his organic farming certification in 1994 , his farm was a bit of an anomaly . At the time , people weren ’ t quite sure what “ organic ” farming signified , even though it followed the same guidelines and procedures that farms practiced prior to the industrial revolution . His was , in fact , perhaps one of only a dozen organic farms in all of western Pennsylvania .
“ It wasn ’ t the best thing early on ,” says Morris , owner of Morris Organic Farm . “ It was looked at with a lot of skepticism — so much so that we didn ’ t even put the word ‘ organic ’ on the sign . We didn ’ t want to turn people away .”
Needless to say , that attitude has significantly changed . As people have become more aware of health concerns related to chemicals in foods , his business has flourished .
“ In the last 10 years , the business has done much better . No one can say long term what the effects are of pesticides , herbicides and GMOs , and people are starting to realize that ,” he says .
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