Thanks to a craigslist ad, I recently made my first visit to Gothic Top Farm to purchase hay for my horse. Jim was welcoming and easy to communicate with. He responded quickly to my texts to set up a pick time and date and answer my questions about cost and payment method.
He was not upset when I missed my first pick day and was flexible about time, showing no annoyance when I showed up 30 minutes late, which I greatly appreciate as a busy mom of 4 who works full time. Once my husband and I arrived Jim introduced himself and invited me to select my own bales from the hayloft, then helped deliver them to our truck. The hay is very high quality and my horse immediately gobbled it up.
On my way out he showed me the farm's winter produce supply, including winter squash and potatoes. They also had a large selection of maple syrup in different sizes.
Jim shared his new website link with me and I discovered more goodies, like buffalo-style pickled eggs, which I promptly ordered to be shipped to my brother-in-law.
Overall, it was a great experience and I am looking forward to our next hay pickup :) read more