Welcome to Fox Farm
. . . is where I go when my engine starts sputtering and my psyche is down. A few days among the walnuts, American elm, locusts and hack berry trees restores my soul like nothing else can!
Located in the southern edge of the Loess Hills that rise like giants along the east edge of the Missouri river valley. They run down the western counties of Iowa and jut just into Atchison county in the far northwest corner of Missouri.
Fox Farm is two miles east of Rock Port, the county seat of Atchison county. It is a working row crop farm that has been in the same family for nearly a century. It is currently owned by Marcia and John Gaines and Sharon and Jim Banister. Marcia and Sharon are the granddaughters of Rudolph and Ora Fox, who with determination and perseverance built this land into a productive and beautiful farm.
The row crops on Fox Farm are currently very ably managed and produced by Kevin and Shelli Sutter, life-long natives of Atchison county.
Wild life abounds in the wooded draws and creeks along vast fields of soybeans, corn and wheat. It is not unusual to sight deer, wild turkey, quail, beaver, red fox and myriad species of bird. At night, the wail of coyotes often pierce the night, sending a cold shiver up the back of those walking alone in the darkness of the wooded glen.
Fox farm is where I caught my first glimpse of a black squirrel. They can be seen in large number among the walnuts, locust, elm and giant cottonwoods that follow the creek.
On rarer occasions, I have been startled by the frenzied launch of a prairie chicken along the edge of a ripening bean field.
Beauty such as pictured here and on subsequent pages abounds in and around the Grove at Fox Farm.
Yes, Fox Farm ranks just below God, and my wife and family in my heart.
Come see why I love this place so much. Just click on one of the links at the top to turn the page . . .
The Grove at Fox Farm . . .
