HARRINGTON — Stewart Ramsey and his son Carl Ramsey, of Ramsey’s Farm, were honored with the Family Service Award by the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware during Delaware Ag Week Jan. 9.
“Every year, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware will pick a farm family and service member of the year. This year, it was Ramsey’s Farms. It was probably one of the first New Castle County picks in a few years, so that’s nice to see for me,” New Castle County Extension Agent Nick Adams said.
Mr. Adams had the chance to introduce the award and the father and son duo as this year’s recipients during the presentation.
“They have a variety of offerings at their farm, not just fruits and vegetables, so that makes it nice, too,” he added.
Stewart and Carl Ramsey run the family farm in Wilmington which has been in operation since 1860. It is now a part of the First State Historical Park which continues to rent land to the Ramsey’s where they grow sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, cut flowers, blueberries and pumpkins.