Hello! I am Valerie Kidd Wright and I am the Sole Proprietor of Wright Cellars. I live with my husband, Keith, and 3 children in the beautiful country landscape of Upstate New York. Here, we own 30 acres where we grow and harvest our own crops from our gardens and our small, but growing orchards. All our foods are grown chemical free for I believe it is how you get true clean eating accomplished. Watching my great grandmother grow such amazing gardens in south Alabama that were also able to be harvested, not just pretty, inspired me to have somewhere one day to do the same thing for my family and me. Although all my gardens are very young, it won’t be long before I’m walking through blueberry patches that are as tall as I am.
I have always been interested in home processing. As far back as I can remember, home canning has been a part of my life. It was just natural for it to be a hobby of mine, too. So much so that when I married Keith in 2017, part of the wedding favors were homemade strawberry jam! It has been wonderful to have my husband join me with processing and canning since his retirement from the military. And I must say, it’s nice having him here to be able to help, too.
An injury in 2020 spawned this endeavor for my husband and me. I never thought that my hobby could be more than a personal past time. It has not only helped me work through a difficult time in my life, it has flourished as an all natural, yet processed and safe food resource for my family, friends, and community.
Wright Cellars’ began as a root cellar and is planning to expand into storing wine in the future. We chose to be a Cellar because before the days of electricity and refrigeration, cellars were how people kept their foods from spoiling. Vinegar, salt, and natural pectin were the ingredients used in keeping foods for long periods. Thankfully, we have technologies that help keep us from getting sick nowadays, but I love keeping the dying tradition of storing your own grown foods alive. And my customers agree!
It is not just nostalgia, home processed foods really do taste better and are healthier, too. All of our food products are made with the best ingredients I have either grown myself or a fellow local has grown, chemical free, of course. Even though there are many farms around, we take the upmost importance on working with likeminded farms that share in the same values that we do.
Wright Cellars’ co-op initiative has excelled to where I am able to offer my products to wider ranges. And since this is an endeavor based on current harvests, We do run out of products that unfortunately will not be available until the next harvest season. We also offer custom gift baskets to help customers make the most of their purchases. We do offer products that are made with ingredients from my hometown of Plant City, Florida. Items like our Plant City Strawberry Jam and our Honeybell Orange Marmelade. I can assure you that the produce purchased came from a chemical free farm. It is my hometown after all, I know where the good stuff is!
Thank you for your time in getting to know me and our mission here at Wright Cellars.
I hope you all enjoy the goods we have to offer!! Be healthy, happy, and well!!