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Sustainable farming is both lifestyle and full-time job for Holly Evans, Randy Buck and their three children. Holly and Earthworms host Jean Ponzi "tour" this young family's 15+ acre Rosy Buck Farm on a hillside property in Leasburg, MO, where Randy digs circular vegetable beds!

      

Third in Earthworms' series featuring local farmers certified by Known & Grown STL, our regional sustainable food brand, this conversation explores Rosy Buck's search for land, learning process, and joyful commitment to farming, overall.

               

Rosy Buck Farm brings their bounty to Sol Market (Maplewood), Wednesdays 3:30-6:30, to Point Labadie Thursdays 4:30-7:30 (through Sept 26) and Wildwood Saturdays 8-noon (through Oct 6). Check the farm's websiite for 2025 CSA subscription info. They proudly hold Golden Beet Certification from Known & Grown STL. 

Thanks to Jon Valley, KDHX Production Stalward, and to Andy Heaslet, audio engineer for Earthworms On The Farm series.

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