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The name for GREENWOOD FARMS comes from a passage in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King:" . . . . and they passed onto a long green lawn, glowing in the sunshine, bordered by stately dark-leaved trees. . . a stream ran down before them between flowering banks until they came to a greenwood at the lawn’s foot. On the lawn where they now stood a great host was drawn up. . . . and as the Hobbits approached swords were unsheathed and horns and trumpets sang. And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of a minstrel rose like silver and gold. . . . and he sang to them until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed. . . . and they passed in thought out into regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness. |
| This is our vision for Greenwood Farms: to be a place where all life is revered, where the joy of following our bliss mingles with the pain of loving deeply, where "tears are the very wine of blessedness." |
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GREENWOOD
FARMS began in 1981, in our family kitchen, with this simple plaque, created by
Julie and David, that says, "Find the Greenwood, Find the
Dream."
After twenty-one years of living close to the land, the Atkinson family is here to say, “WE FOUND THE DREAM AND WE WANT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU.”
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GREENWOOD FARMS is a family farm located in Missouri Ozarks, owned and operated by Steve and Holly Atkinson, their adult children Julie & David, David's wife, Kindra, Owain the border collie and Hank the Labrador. It is home to British White cattle, Dorper sheep, Jersey cows, Berkshire hogs, and several varieties of chickens. It is also the home of Greenwood Farms Drug-Free, Cruelty-Free Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, and Jersey Girl Raw Milk. But most of all, it is home to our dream: to live together, work together, and share together the magic of following our bliss.
From left to right: Julie, Kindra, Holly, David, & Steve |
