Tuxedo Corn Co. farmer and founder John Harold of Olathe checks his crop in a field west of Olathe, on Friday, July 16, 2021. (William Woody for CPR News) Roughly 40 years after farmer John Harold introduced Olathe sweet corn to the world, he and his family are scaling back their growing plans for a crop that’s become a symbol of the Western Slope. The first family of Olathe sweet corn is charting their own path without the grocery giant Kroger. They just don’t know where it will take them.