Harmony Hill Farm on Jayhawk Road near Florence is home to Walter Brubacker, his wife, Sara, and their 12 children, ages 3 to 19.
The Brubackers raise melons, tomatoes, zucchini, corn and chickens to sell at the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market, in addition to baked breads and sweets.
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