We at Where the Redfearn Grows Natural Farms is committed to preserving wildlife habitat and preventing pollution to area streams and ponds. Our son, Josiah, loves to watch birds! He goes on frequent bird walks an has learned a great deal about dozens of species that call our farm home. We thought we’d post some …
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This weekend, we saw firsthand what “Community” means in regards to Community Supported Agriculture. As part of our CSA membership, besides receiving heaping boxes of fresh, naturally grown produce each week, CSA members have the opportunity to take part in regularly scheduled CSA workdays. Basic CSA membership include a commitment to three, 4-hour work shifts chosen …
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We recently planted over 400 native berry, fruit and nut trees and shrubs at Where the Redfearn Grows Natural Farms in Independence, MO. Although our farm focusses on the fresh vegetable CSA program as our centerpiece enterprise, we also offer a wide array of products including free range eggs and raw honey. In coming years …
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I don’t know about you, but it has been my experience that nearly everything is harder than it looks and projects seem to always end up taking longer and costing more than expected. Call it one of Dave’s General Facts of LIfe. We think a shed will cost $400 to build, because that’s what the …
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If you haven’t met us, we’re the Redfearn’s and we would like to offer our Lee’s Summit neighbors a fantastic Lee’s Summit CSA opportunity! Our farm is in Independence, MO just north of Blue Springs, MO, so we aren’t that far from Lee’s Summit in the first place; but we wanted to give those of …
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My four year old daughter was just telling me from her Sunday school lesson that God doesn’t punish you if it’s an accident. Then she talks about the bad angels who hated God and were punished. I try to explain that while intending to do wrong and mistakenly doing wrong may have different levels of …
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Thanks to everyone who submitted names for our baby girl goat in the Redfearn Farm Name That Goat Competition. The Redfearn Farm Name That Goat Competition was held on Where the Redfearn Grows Natural Farms Facebook page where lots of great names were submitted. We picked out our favorite six names and friends of the …
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So we all know a healthy diet should include plenty of vegetables, but what does “plenty” mean? More than most Americans eat. The average American consumes less than half the recommended number of vegetable servings each day. The latest dietary guidelines call for five to thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables each day (2 ½ …
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Ever hear of no-till vegetable farming? We’e done no-till vegetable gardening in the past at our suburban garden in Blue Springs, MO and we’ve decided to experiment with no-till vegetable farming on a larger scale at Where the Redfearn Grows Natural Farms in Independence, MO. “No-till” means just what you would expect from such a …
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What a day we had the other day installing the plastic on our 50′ x 20′ high tunnel! Thanks to the help of a dozen friends of Where the Redfearn Grows Natural Farms, we succeeded in wrestling the huge sheets of plastic over the hoops. High tunnel construction is not a one person job. Fortunately, …
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