Through the hills in Buffalo, West Virginia, you will find signs for Gritt's Farm -- a fourth generation family-owned farm.

"Lineage-wise, my great grandparents came over from Italy in the early 1900s and purchased the farm we are on today in 1927," General Manager Brad Gritt said.

Gritt was raised on the farm where this year they opened their Sunflower Summer Kick-Off early where you can pick your very own bouquet.

Like many farmers across the country, there have been difficulties due to droughts, cost increases and shortages.

"Prices of everything are going up; fuel costs are going up; seed prices have gone up; inputs have gone up; labor costs have gone up," Gritt said.

However, this does not discourage them because this versatile crop may be utilized for anything from animal feed to oil to a late-night snack.

"They bloom first. That bloom is what attracts bees to come and pollinate them, and that pollination is what develops the seeds that then you eat one day," Gritt said.

With many West Virginians going local, farms like Gritt's continue to blossom.

"We try to keep it right here in our local community and we appreciate all the support we get," Gritt said.