Every time Casey Jansen harvests a sunflower at Holland Ridge Farms in Cream Ridge, it's a reminder of a journey that started for his family decades ago.

It's sunflower season, when the farm hosts its annual Sunflower Festival. In the spring, however, the field will be filled with millions of brightly colored tulips, reminiscent of the tulip fields in Holland, where the Jansen family first began cultivating flowers more than a century ago.

For Jansen, running the farm is a busy job, and he rarely seems to slow down. It's a year-round operation that takes him on daily trips around the 300-acre farm, often in his pickup truck, that doubles as an office on wheels.

"It's always nice driving around the farm and seeing people enjoying themselves," Jansen says.

From checking the status of his fields and the flower growth, to visiting the animals in the barn and touching base with his staff, Jansen rarely seems to slow down. Toay, in addition to a team of several staff members, Jansen works alongside his sons. He's passing along the knowledge of growing tulips and sunflowers that he learned from his father, who came to the United States from the Netherlands at age 17. He purchased land and began Holland Greenhouses Inc. in the 1960s.

Following the acquisition of additional land, the farm continued to grow. Today, flowers grow on about 300 acres of property. Recently, a large, working windmill was added - a nod to the family's heritage.

In the spring, Holland Ridge Farms hosts a tulip festival, while in the cooler months, sunflowers brighten the fields along with numerous large props that dot the rows of flowers where people can stop and take social media-worthy photos. Winter brings additional visitors to the farm for a Winter Wonderland event with light displays, a craft market, 50,000 illuminated tulips and fresh-cut tulips.

This year's Fall festival and "U-pick sunflowers" runs through Oct. 13. It includes horse-and-carriage rides, food trucks, souvenirs and a bakery that opens on weekends to sell flower-themes baked goods.

For Jansen and his team, the year-round events keep them busy. It's a labor of love for the Jansen family and a thriving farm that all started with a dream that took root in New Jersey soil.