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Rollings: Diary of a market farm visit

Photo courtesy of Brenda Raetz

Rollings: Diary of a market farm visit

The Neals grow a variety of herbs including African Blue basil, Thai basil, pineapple sage, golden sage, golden oregano, lavender, and sweet leaf stevia (a low-cal sweetener).

Photo courtesy of Brenda Raetz

Rollings: Diary of a market farm visit

Janette Neal shows members of the SAFM board how equipment was used to plant their crop of 80,000 onion sets. Flats of onion sets are loaded onto the machine's racks. The device, which is pulled by a tractor, pokes holes into the ground and fills each hol

Photo courtesy of Brenda Raetz

Rollings: Diary of a market farm visit

Chantel Neal poses for a photo with daughter Ella at their Sedalia Area Farmers' Market tent in May. The Neals, of Bristle Ridge Farm, sell a variety of fresh vegetables and flowers grown on their 90 acres between Knob Noster and Leeton.