How did Cherry Stone Grit get started?
New Ulm Quartzite Quarries began bagging and selling grit over 40 years ago to serve area poultry farmers. All birds need to ingest small rocks to aid in digestion. Small rocks act like food grinders in a bird’s stomach. Turkeys raised in the Midwest and Canada have been eating New Ulm Quartzite Cherry Stone Grit since the 1950’s. It’s likely that the bird you were served at Thanksgiving was raised on Cherry Stone Grit!
