Welcome to Clever’s SoFab Farm
A Day at the Farm
If you love spending time outdoors partaking in activities that can suit your entire family, you’ll simply love all that Clever’s SoFab Farm has to offer. If you can’t make it during the week, we would love to see you at our next weekend market, where families come together and enjoy memorable activities and events. Want to visit during the week? Great! You’ll be able to meet and mingle with our staff and learn cool facts about our crops and farming techniques.
Upcoming Events and Activities
What We’ve Got Planned
Fall at Clever’s SoFab Farm is a bit loud and definitely smelly for the goats. Breeding season or Rut has started for the bucks and does. While the bucks brand of cologne is rather potent, the does love it. If you choose to come for a visit, be prepared to avoid the buck pen and watch from a distance, as the smell can and does linger if it gets on you.
Depending on what we have planted, the garden will be winding up production by the first frost. Some things, like garlic, will just be getting planted. Once the frost comes, we will pull all of the plant material off to the side of the garden to compost over the winter, doing an initial mow to add to the speed of composting.
Fall also means prepping for winter and purchasing items needed for kidding season. The meat chicks that we hatched over the summer will also get processed and give needed meat to our freezer.
Make sure to regularly check the calendar so that you’ll know whenever something exciting happens. You’ll be more than welcome to join in on the fun!
Everything Tomato
September 6, 2022
Right now the tomatoes are in full swing and producing like never before. We’ve already collected around 40 lbs of tomatoes off of 8 plants and still have 4 plants that are immature yet. What has sent been eaten by us or the chickens has been canned. 5 quarts of chili base have been made, with pasta sauce and tomato sauce in the plans. I’m currently trying out Mrs. Wages packets so the vote is still out on if they were the right recipe.
Do you have a favorite recipe for garden fresh tomatoes? Feel free to share it with me via e-mail or messenger.
About Us
Who We Are
Clever’s SoFab Farm is a year-round Farm that offers locals a variety of fresh farm products, produce and family friendly tours. We specialize in Vegetables, Fresh Milk and Eggs, but offer customers so much more.
At Clever’s SoFab Farm we feel incredibly lucky that we get to do what we love. We’d love for you to take part in the Clever’s SoFab Farm experience. For more information, get in touch!
FAQs
Let Us Know How We Can Help You
Why don’t your goats have ears? Did they fall off?
No they didn’t lose them due to frostbite or a predator attack. Our goats are registered LaMancha. The tiny ears is a breed trait specific to the LaMancha goat. There are two categories of ear style a Lamancha is labeled with: gopher or elf ears. Gopher ears are tiny and appear to be nonexistent. Elf ears are larger and appear to have a stub of flesh attached to the nub like the tip of an elf’s ear.
What do you grow?
We grow a variety of things. In the garden it just depends on what we need in the house. It’s usually tomatoes, green beans, green peppers, peas, squash and cucumbers. Our raised beds have Blackberries, Strawberries, Asparagus and soon to have blueberries.
The orchard houses several apple trees, a few pear trees, a cherry and a peach tree.
We also have wild blackberries in our pasture that will produce a lot on a good rainy year.
Is your produce chemical free?
Technically no. I apply liquid seven on the plants just prior to bloom to reduce the amount of insects that can harm them during the stressful time of bloom. Once they bloom I only pick off pests by hand and feed as treats to the chickens. When planting tomatoes, I place two tums in the bottom to avoid blossom end rot as well as a fertilizer that is high in nitrogen but even in the amount of potassium and phosphorus that lasts until they bloom. Then once the tomatoes bloom I incorporate a lower nitrogen but higher potassium and phosphorus. I utilize bone meal for my nitrogen infusion when corn plants are knee high and just tasseling. I will not use a herbicide around the garden or animals. I do utilize insecticides on the goats and chickens to avoid or treat problems with pests like mites, fleas, or lice that are carried in by other pests like birds or mice.
Can we come see the farm?
Yes but please schedule a time as we are busy with work and school too. Evenings and weekend are best but some weekdays we are available as well. With an ever changing schedule you never know where we are. We want to give you the best tour possible and the proper amount of time to snuggle or watch whomever you decide to hang out with. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty as our little tour guide loves taking his tourists through the mud.
Chelsea Clever
Owner
Chelsea grew up on a small family farm in NE MO where she had cattle, horses, dogs, cats and rabbits. After graduating from college and meeting her now husband, she always knew that farming was something she wanted to continue doing. After purchasing the house and 7 acres the farm currently sits on, she knew that farm animals weren’t far behind.
Our Products
Our Store is Open
Fresh Eggs
$3 /dozen
$3.50/18 pack
$9/4 dozen
We’re proud to offer our customers wholesome but seasonal Fresh Eggs. Take home a readymade carton or you are welcome to help collect your own. You should know that everything we sell is handled responsibly and according to the MO Department of Ag’s rules, so you can fully enjoy our gifts from the coop.
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables
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Buy our seasonal fruits and vegetables to truly enjoy what nature has to offer! We make huge efforts so that we can guarantee that everything we sell at Clever’s SoFab Farm is 100% natural. Due to our efforts, we are able to assure you that all of our produce contains the healthy nutrients that normally get lost when foods are traditionally grown.
All of our products are hand-packaged and made with love. Come on by today to have a taste!
Come on Down to the Farm!
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