Stone Meadow Farm

Olivia and Jarid Bowers are the 4th generation to work the land at Stone Meadows Farm between Diggins and Fordland, Missouri.  The Bowers are a growing family and their goals are to steward a successful farm that they can leave as a continuing legacy to their children and to make a difference in the community by providing wholesome food.

 Their inspiration started in college while listening to Joel Salatin and others like him.  They want to make sure they are providing quality, wholesome food for their family, and recently decided to expand that vision to the community, too.  In my conversation with Olivia, she spoke about the link between stewardship of the land and holistic care for the animals as key components of that vision.  They practice regenerative farming to care for the land and leave it better for future generations.  As part of that, they raise their animals as naturally as possible.  They avoid vaccines and antibiotics, unless of course, some life-saving medicine is needed for a sick animal.  They do not use grain to feed their animals either, opting instead for a diet of natural forages, so their cows and sheep are all pasture-raised and grass-finished.

The Bowers are just getting started as market scale producers, and Little Farm Store is happy to welcome them to the network.  Be sure to check out their Stone Meadows Farm Facebook page to see pictures of their growing family and farm and to get updates on all the new things happening there! Also, keep an eye out for their new products as they become available on Little Farm Store’s marketplace.