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About the Phifers and SteelMeadow Farm
SteelMeadow Farm is located in Mansfield, Missouri. We are in the Ozarks- full of rolling hills, "hollers"
and Nature. Mansfield was the final destination for Laura Ingalls Wilder, who settled here with her husband and daughter.
It was here she wrote all her wonderful "Little House" books.
We ourselves moved here from Virginia in 2006. We decided there that we wanted to be "farmers" but the cost
of land was very prohibitive. We had only been in busy Virginia a few years, after almost 30 yrs in North Carolina, and finding
Mansfield felt like "destiny-fulfilled."
Glenn is a retired art professor from Appalachian State University, where he taught for over 27 years. His large outdoor
sculptures are what lend SteelMeadow its name. Once our house-barn is completed, we hope to have a pottery/sculpture studio
so Glenn can resume his creative endeavors. Currently, he is using all his "creativity" to work on farm implements,
fence corners and old buildings.
I am a certified nurse-midwife, taking a break from years of commuting. Being able to be a full-time farmer and mom to
our 13 yr old daughter is a wonderful change-of-pace. I also taught in the art department at Appalachian State, and also
look forward to a time when all the fences are mended so I can get out my oils and canvas. I may return to midwifery one
day, but family and farm are most rewarding.
Savannah is our 13 yr old- loving life on the farm. She greatly enjoys her small school, "one-flashing-traffic-light"
town and has told us many times, "Mansfield is the perfect size town- it has everything we need." Her special job
is to imprint the new kids when they are born. It makes a great difference in managability later when they are grown.
Please visit our site often as things are always being added, updated, et cetera.
Thanks for stopping by-
Mary Jane
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