our story
The past
Morris Gbolo is a Liberian-born and U.S citizen with a strong background that includes academic research and professional experience in Africa and North America ranging from fresh market produce to stock management. He also holds various certificates from farm analysis training to BSC in agriculture. With immense experience, Morris Gbolo's dream was to become one of the first immigrants to initiate an ethnic specialty vegetable farm in the U.S. In 2006, Gbolo's World Crops Farm was first established on Mill Road, Egg Harbor Township NJ, On a one acre farmland. Within that same year, He was hired by Rick VanVreken as a research assistant on ethnic crops project, (Rutgers cooperative extension. He commutes from work at Rutgers University research station rushing into the field to work. Originally, he had no tractor to plant, cultivate and began work on the field with his family but by hand. in 2009, Rick VanVreken ( head of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Atlantic County) negotiated with Arthur Brown to allow Morris Gbolo to work and lease a 10 acre farmland to start his dream business.
The Present
With great consent, Arthur Brown accepted the lease contract and he and Morris started working together to transform what once was an open land, into a spectacular fruitful business. Mr. Brown and Morris worked together for 4 years growing specialty crops such as Roselle, Jute leaves, heritage African eggplants, kittley, etc. After 4 years of working at Mr. Brown's B&B farm, in 2014, Morris received a USDA loan that helped purchase a property of 13 acres located in Buena Vista Township ( greatly known now as World Crop Farm). Since that time, Morris and his family have continued producing ethnic vegetables for Mid Atlantic and northeastern communities of African, South American, Asian, and Caribbean immigrants for the past 10 years
The Future
Our World Crop Farm is "Pick your own" that supports local communities, restaurants, and grocery stores/produce markets. Today, Morris Gbolo and his family devote 100% of their time growing specialty crops as seen on the slides ( Malabar spinach, hot peppers, Jutes, amaranths or callaloo, and more. )
Mr. Gbolo is excited to see that his children and grandchildren continuing his legacy, making available their ethnic vegetables to the homes of the people that need them most.
Our mission
Your home away from home
We greatly value our customers and their feedback by producing more crops to their likeliness from various backgrounds. We provide fresh ethnic vegetables to all local communities and beyond. We believe that having the ability to eat natural food especially from one's country can have a positive impact in one's life by decreasing certain health problems and a "home-away-from home" feeling. Check out our crops at your grocery stores or come and experience the farm life.