Brightly Farms started from Larry Brightly’s love of farming! Larry share cropped with the Timmerman’s when he returned from serving his country in World War II. Then, after starting his family, he realized he could not support them as a share cropper. He decided to go to work for Kodak while still keeping his poultry farm going with the help of his wife, Bernice, and their five children. Larry purchased the land across the road from the family homestead; 80 acres of open ground and 40 acres of woods.
Larry’s son Dean was deciding what career to pursue after highschool. Dean thought about the work he had done on neighboring farms as well as his family’s poultry farm. This helped him in his decision of continuing on with agriculture. Dean’s mother and father chipped in and helped him purchase some used farm equipment and Dean purchased the 60 acres of land behind the family home, the business continued to grow and is now farming over 2,000 acres.
Dean’s wife Betsy Brightly (Heberle) has long history of working with fresh fruits and vegetables as her mother and father were third generation farmers and shared the same passion of farming. She is the force behind the farm market which sells our Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Homemade Pies, Jams, Jellies, American made Crafts, Amish furniture, Ice Cream, Central Boilers, Fire Wood and wood pellets.
The Brightly’s strive to provide great products and services to all of their customers whether they be a neighbor or located across state lines. We Are “Growing for a Brighter Future”!