The home farm located at 1512 Kent Road, was originated in the early nineteen hundreds by George and Beatrice Roberts when they came to America from England. Through the years, grandson, Lynn Roberts, became interested in the farming operation, which at the time consisted of 130 acres. When George wanted to retire, Lynn and his wife Annette decided to purchase and continue the operations of the Roberts family farm.
Lynn increased the farms family element to include all three sons and his son-in-law. In 1986 Lynn incorporated the farm and changed the name of the farm from Lynn Roberts to Lynn-Ette & Sons, Inc., utilizing both his and Annette’s names. Lynn-Ette & Sons Land Company, L.L.C was established in 1997 to involve sons Robin, Darren and son-in-law Greg Jurs.
Today Lynn-Ette & Sons, Inc. operates about 7,000 acres per year. Our vegetable and fruit crops include fresh market and storage cabbage, cucumbers, fresh market green and yellow beans, zucchini, dry corn, soy beans, wheat, squash, pumpkins, pears, apples, peaches, nectarines, and factory sweet corn.
Our beans are hydro-cooled to eliminate field heat and provide a longer shelf life. They are packed in wirebound crates or bulk bins. Planting beans in intervals, and giving our pack line a six-day work week assures our customers continuously fresh high quality produce. New to our bean packing line is a PH meter that measures the PH and water quality to further ensure that our customers get a top quality product. Our fresh market green and red cabbage is packed in wax cartons with wrapper leaves, and held in refrigerated storage to assure that the complete core is at a consistent temperature. From mid-November through the end of June, we trim and pack approximately 6,000 tons of storage cabbage in wax cartons, bags, 36” and 60” bulk cardboard bins. Our packing procedures allow us to deliver quality product with the least amount of handling.
LynnEtte & Sons was once again published in the "American Vegetable Grower Magazine" as one of the Top 100 Growers for 2008. We currently stand in 25th place! In order to continue assurance that we are doing everything in our power to provide safe and reliable products to you, we complete "USDA Good Agricultural & Handling Practices" inspection reports. We are also proud members of "Pride of New York," "Blue Book Services Certified Trading," "Red Book Services Certified Trading," "United Fresh Produce Association," "Leafy Greens Council," "Orleans County Farm Bureau," "Agricultural Affiliates," as well as participants in the "NYSDA Produce Quality Assurance Program." Additionally, we're members of the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Better Business Bureau. Lynn-Ette & Sons proudly support local scout troops and 4H Groups, and welcome educational group tours for all ages.
In the spring of 1991 Lynn Roberts wanted to add another enterprise in his agricultural background so he purchased what is now Circle R Fruit Farms from FTA Condor USA, Inc. This farm is located at 13485 Roosevelt Highway in Waterport. Circle R Fruit Farms consists of 554 acres with fresh and processing apples, bosc, and Bartlett pears. Since the purchase of the farm, Lynn has eliminated all of the cherries and prunes and has added numerous blocks of fresh fruit. In 2006, Circle R Fruit Farms became Roberts Circle R Fruit Farms to include son Robin Roberts and Farm Manager Bernard Heberle.
At Lynn-Ette and Sons, Inc. we strive for quality not quantity, as there is becoming no room to market sub-standard products. As costs continue to rise, our goal is not only to provide a top quality product for what this market can bear, but also deliver to our customers an honest representation of our product, packaged in a proper and acceptable method under our farm label. In 2006, we added "Lynn-Ette Trucking LLC" in order to transport our own produce quicker and more efficiently.