Get to know the Garretts, Suwannee County’s Farm Family of the Year

Jason Futch reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com During the Suwannee County Farm Bureau's annual dinner on Thursday, Sept. 18, Joseph Garrett and his wife, Katie, were honored as the 2025 Suwannee County Farm Family of the Year. Their efforts in providing fresh vegetables and strawberries to Suwannee County began with Garrett Brothers Farms in Branford in 1992. "We're just appreciative of it. I would say it was a surprise," Joseph said about receiving the recognition. Garrett Brothers Farms has been in continuous operation since 1992, when brothers Jeff and Jake Garrett, Joseph's father and uncle, relocated to Branford from Homestead, Fla., to start a commercial vegetable operation.