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Brittany and Jon Kimstra of TK Family Farm Other farms use new or unusual growing techniques to stand out in a crowded market. TK Family Farm is Polk County’s first highdensity apple orchard with 3,000 trees on two-and-a-half acres. “It looks much different than what most folks are used to seeing from an orchard,” says Jon Kimstra who co-owns the farm with his wife Brittany Kimstra. “The trellis kind of looks like a vineyard trellis on steroids. It’s really about getting the most amount of production off of a limited amount of land.” They chose Polk County because land was more affordable there than in densely populated areas. Brittany says it’s also a community that really values local food and farms. “Polk is focused on agriculture,” she says. “People want to buy from local farms and local people and their neighbors. That was the kind of area we wanted to build this business.” TK Family Farm (it’s named for the Kimstra kids—the Three Knuckleheads) has grown a lot since 2014. They sell apples at farmers markets in Spartanburg and Landrum, South Carolina. They have all the standard apples, including Gala and Golden Delicious, but they’ve also branched out into some new varieties, like Ludacrisp and Sweet Zinger. “I’ve tried to get into some of these newer varieties with the hopes and kind of the gamble that people would really like them and that would maybe set us apart a little bit in terms of what we have to offer folks,” Jon says. Brittany says patience has been essential to their success over the years. “It’s funny, you plant trees and then even with the trellis system that Jon’s using, it takes three years until you really start to see a profit,” she says. “You have to believe wholeheartedly in the work that you’re doing 365 days of the year for three years leading up to actually having a decent crop and knowing that there are consumers out there that want your product and that they love it and they support you.” The Three Knuckleheads appalachiangrown.org Local Food Guide 13
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