Ryan and Heidi Moore, owners of Kelly Hollow Farms in Oregon County, are devoted to maintaining a farm where plants, animals and humans coexist with clean air, sunshine, soil and water.
They nurture a healthy landscape for their chickens, rabbits, turkeys and cattle and grow the vegetables and fruits naturally. Their approach to sustainable farming practices provides fresh, delicious and nutritious products found year-round at West Plains Area Farmers Market (WPAFM).
“We pride ourselves on providing fresh produce and lean, clean protein … in other words, we are providing a purer alternative to feeding our family and yours. It’s a bit of a product from the past like many of our grandparents had, but on our modern-day tables,” said Heidi.
Their pastured chickens and turkeys are raised without the use of commercial or medicated feeds and are fed the couple’s custom mix of local wholesome grains supplemented with an organic blend of vitamins and minerals. Their rabbits are pasture-fed after weaning and supplemented with a pelletized feed. The beef is also pasture-raised, and the farm is in the process of obtaining USDA grass-fed certified designation.
Ryan moves the farm’s several tractors around the pastures a minimum of two times a day to allow the chickens, rabbits and turkeys to be in the fresh air and sun and to eat a variety of native grass, vegetables and bugs. Heidi, a certified canner, prepares jams, jellies and marmalades with locally sourced fruits from their farm and the local area.
She is also a baker, and her baked fruit pies and other baked goods are made from scratch with their fresh pastured eggs. Many of the recipes are heirloom, passed through the generations.
Holding many talents, Heidi is a gifted crafter and creates gorgeous embroidered pieces for home and personal use. Many residents know Heidi’s baked treats, meats, eggs and embroidery from other area farmers markets.
