EMBRACING THE FUTURE— LINDA PITTILLO BRADLEY

Te family gathers for a photo during their annual beach vacation (2013). Standing, back row, left to right: Linda Bradley, David Bradley, Candi and Dave Mains, Wayne Pittillo Knelling, middle row, left to right: Luke Bradley, Fred Pittillo, Diane Uwamahoro, Colton Pittillo; Seated, left to right: Solari Bradley (Luke’s wife), Merle Pittillo holding Roman Pierson (Wayne Pittil- lo’s grandson), Sara Bradley holding Mattie Mains, Scarlett Pittillo holding Walker Mains

By Suz Trusty

Editor’s Note: Linda was elected to the TPI Board of Trustees in 2012. An article about her and Turf Mountain Sod, Inc. appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of Turf News. Tat article is posted on the TPI website. A brief recap appears in the sidebar below.

SIDEBAR: Turf Mountain Sod, Inc. is a family-owned business located on their nearly 80 year-old farm in Hendersonville, NC. Fred and Merle Pittillo added

TPI Turf News July/August 2016

three acres of sod production to their dairy operations in 1987 and joined the American Sod Producers Association (ASPA) that year. Now, with son Wayne and daughter Linda, and their team of 20 employees, they are farming 425 acres of sod and approximately 600 acres of soybeans. Nearly 80 percent of their sod goes to landscapers, 10 percent to homeowners and 10 percent to golf courses and sports fields. Their youngest daughter, Candi Mains, is a Second Grade school teacher.

Linda Pittillo Bradley of Turf Mountain Sod is TPI’s first woman president. It’s a role she is uniquely qualified for and one she approaches with respect and appreciation for those who formed and nurtured the association. She’s committed to building on that legacy to ensure TPI’s positive impact on the turfgrass industry. Linda sees TPI’s Celebration of “50 & Fabulous” as the strong foundation to cultivate us into tomorrow.

Family business ties are even stronger when the business is farming. Te

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