Our region is blessed with family farms and we want to do our part to keep it that way. Most of our ingredients are grown within 300 miles of our kitchen. We form close partnerships with our local farmers to ensure the highest quality of ingredients make it into our baby foods so we can provide the best for you and your baby. We can do what we do because they do what they do so well.
A co-op of 28 Mennonite families in the heart of Morgan County, Missouri, provided a variety of freshly-harvested produce for Oh Baby Foods® and brought peace of mind. Here’s a picture of Lucy
and I during our first trip there. Much of the produce was brought to market by horse and buggy. We took a field trip to one of the farms.
Johnny, my husband, was a huge help when it came to bidding.
Chris Ranalli, daughter Heather, and sister Agatha, have been a pleasure to work with. In addition to their Tontitown produce shop and bakery, Chris manages the family’s 80 acre grape and vegetable farm that has been in their family since 1907. The Ranalli family was Farm Family of the Year for Washington County in 2006, a great honor. They say, “We, at Ranalli Farms are excited to partner with Oh Baby Foods® in providing top quality, locally grown produce to feed our future generations!” We love this family. If you’re in Tontitown, stop in for homemade breads, pastas, and other Arkansas’ made food products. You can learn more at www.ranallifarms.com.
Marc and Kilia grow their veggies and flowers along the banks of the West Fork of the White River. Their son and daughter help out when they can. Marc and Kilia can also be found at the Fayetteville Farmers' Market.
The Carpenter Family grows veggies in Grady, AR, just five miles down the road from my family’s farm. It is something really special to be able to partner with this family. I remember visiting Mr. Abraham Carpenter Sr. with my grandparents as a kiddo, buying sweet potatoes and turnip greens. We spent all weekend cooking and putting up turnip greens. The Carpenter's farm is certified through the UDSA's Good Agricultural Practices Program.
The Fulbright Family has a beautiful farm outside of Hot Springs, AR. They have numerous greenhouses where they grow herbs year-round. Most of our mint and all our rosemary came from the Fulbright’s. The Fulbright's farm is certified through the USDA's National Organic Program.
Laura is our urban grower, and a good friend of mine. She grew all of our parsley, smack-dab in the middle of
Fayetteville. She’s been growing for a while in her back yard and has since expanded to other pocket gardens around town. Green space at its most useful: edible!
This place has the blueberries. All of our berries came from a 45-acre patch, only 7 miles from my home. It’s pretty neat to be working with our neighbors.
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Central Missouri Produce Auction
Carpenter Family
