History

Dear Friend,
     Fall is almost here and, as happens every year, we are getting excited as we anticipate the new shipping season.  We look forward each Fall to hearing from the many of you who have ordered from us for lo these many years.  We say a heartfelt "Greetings once again, and Thanks."
     To you to whom Sunnyland is new, I want to tell you something about who we are and what we have to offer you.  I hope you too will become an "old" friend.
     Sunnyland Farms mail order started in 1948 when members of my college alumnae club asked if we could supply them with pecans from Harry's family's orchard for a fund-raising project.  Harry figured if they wanted fresh pecans direct from the orchard, other folks probably would too.  So he put a couple of ads in magazines and sent out a letter to a list of people he hoped would want pecans.
     And they did!  Sunnyland Farms mail order was up and running.
    More and more people began ordering our two products – Pecans        in-the-shell and Mammoth Pecan Halves.  So we added more selections.  First, Pecan Pieces and then Toasted Pecan Halves.  We took the natural pecans home, toasted them in our oven and cooled them on the kitchen table (still a mighty good way to toast nuts).
     One thing that we at Sunnyland remain fussy and old-fashioned about is the quality of our products.  We try to be sure every nut and fruit you get from Sunnyland is the brightest, freshest and tastiest you can find anywhere.  We buy from growers who take the same loving care of their crops that we do of our pecans.  All of us want to be sure that every thing you get from us is orchard-fresh and Sunnyland-good.
     Thank you again.  Have a wonderful fall and Holiday season.
                                              Cordially,
PS - My picture with Mac at the top of this letter was on the cover of       
      the 2007 UGA December Magazine titled “BULLDOG AT HEART”.

Jane