In October, 1929, Fred Wuertz moved his family from South Dakota to a farm just west of Coolidge, Arizona, where he raised cotton, grain, and alfalfa. His sons, Wayne, Wilbur, Vern, and Howard, continued their family's farming tradition on separate spreads in the Casa Grande Valley.       

              In 1975, Fred's grandson, Marvin (Wayne's son), began  farming  the 800  acre  parcel  of land, south of Coolidge, now well-known as Wuertz Farm.

               Today Wuertz Farm is a multi-faceted operation that raises over 120,000 gourds each year, and markets specialty hays for horses, along with miniature donkeys, sweet corn, cotton and grain. They also sell numerous products from Waylon and Leah's Gourd Shop, Marvin's cowboy leatherwork and BBQ smokers, Travis's hand-forged knives, plus Kathy's self-published children's books and novelty creations.

     Wuertz Farm is located 8.5 miles east of  I-10, between Phoenix and Tucson, at 2487 East Highway 287,  Casa Grande, AZ 85222.