The story of Grimmway begins right in an agricultural haven known as the Southern San Joaquin Valley in central California. The Grimm brothers began nurturing their family business in the fertile soil of Kern County more than 3 decades ago. Today, their roots run deep. Grimmway Farms has grown to become the largest grower, producer and shipper of carrots in the world; but the family still insists on walking the fields, visiting the processing facilities and performing their own brand of quality assurance - every single day. In 1968 when Rod and Bob Grimm set up their first roadside produce stand, the brothers made a promise: always take care of the customer.

Decades later, that promise has never been broken. Grimmway Farms' dedication to consistent quality and dependable service has made us the global leader in our industry. You can also find Grimmway Farm's organic carrots under the labels Bunny-Luv, and Cal-Organic.

Grimmway Farms has a variety of carrots available for purchase besides the standard baby carrots. They also have the carrot chips as pictured above, carrot stixx, carrot dippers, crinkle cut coins, microwaveable carrots, shredded carrots and whole carrots. Why do I feel a little like I am Forest Gump talking about shrimp? I am impressed that they sell the bags in a variety of cuts because they are a quick and easy snack for my sons and the fact that I can change up the shapes makes them less boring. Not to mention the fact that I don't have to do the cutting!!!

Having the bags of carrots already cut up, makes using carrots in recipes so much quicker and easier. There are tons of great recipes to use carrots in. Check them out here. Of course, I decided since it is around the holidays to try this one because it involves pumpkin and my boys love anything pumpkin. This recipe used Grimmway Farms shredded carrots. My boys loved them!

Pumpkin Carrot Cupcakes

Cook Time: 18-20 minutes Serves: Makes 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

1 10-ounce bag of Grimmway Farms shredded carrots
1/4 cup orange juice
1 box spice cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water

For the icing:

1 stick of butter, softened
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened
1 pound confectioners sugar

Instructions

In a small saucepan, add the orange juice and shredded carrots. Heat over medium heat and cover for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and puree in a food processor.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, blend the cake mix, eggs, pumpkin, oil and water with a hand mixer. Fold in the carrot puree and fill 3/4 way full, 24 prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and once completely cool, ice with cream cheese icing (below). Garnish with shredded carrots.

For the icing:

With a hand mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese until well combined. Slowly add the confectioners sugar until thoroughly mixed.

Go here to find Grimmway Farms, Bunny-Luv and Cal-Organic produce in a store near you.

I was provided a coupon to try out Grimmway Farms. My opinions are my own and honest.