About us

Gasper Family Farm is a small, diversified family farm near Fort Scott, KS. We produce grassfed beef, dairy, pork, chicken, and duck from healthy, happy pastured animals.
We serve consumers in eastern Kansas, especially the Kansas City metro area, Lawrence, Topeka, and Fort Scott.

It is our goal to provide natural, health building food for local families. We believe in raising animals as God intended by working with nature instead of against it. Not only does this make for a healthier environment, but also healthier animals and tastier food that is better for you!

We practice organic methods. All our animals are raised without antibiotics, growth hormones or other chemicals! Our low-stress handling and production techniques keep the animals healthy and happy. Instead of harmful chemicals we use natural healing practices like vitamin and mineral supplements and homeopathic treatments to maintain the health of our livestock.

We hope you enjoy our food!

Pete, Susan, Daniel, Nathan, Timothy, Matthew and John

Our Products

100% Grassfed Beef

Our 100% grassfed beef is produces from naturally raised cattle that have spent their entire life on pasture. They have been fed only pasture, local hay, and non-grain forage crops. Like all our animals they are handled using low-stress techniques. The result is healthy, tasty beef high in Omega-3's and CLA's.

We are currently taking orders for 2012 Bulk Freezer Beef (split-side, side, or whole). Supplies are very limited so make your reservation as soon as possible. Discounts are available for ordering now for 2013. To order fill out our beef custom cut sheet and return it with your deposit to the indicated address. Please also email me a heads up that you've made an order. We expect to take them to butcher this coming spring or summer.

Our Beef Family Packs come in 10 and 20 pound sizes and are a great way to try out our beef or to get beef at a better price than individual cuts without needing a deep freezer. Each 10# pack contains approximately 4-6 steaks, four 1# packages of ground beef, one 2-3# roast and a misc cut. Actual cut weights will vary but it adds up to very close to 10#. A 20# pack is just two 10# packs at a further discount. A 10# pack fills a brown paper grocery bag about half way and a 20# pack fills it. Pricing is $8.47/# for the 10# pack and $7.95/# for the 20# pack. We're currently sold out and are taking names for the waiting list for summer delivery.

We're sold out of Whole Cow Ground Beef but are taking pre-orders for summer delivery. We just absolutely love this product: gourmet taste at a reasonable price. This ground beef comes from the whole cow: we grind all the best steak cuts into this to produce a high quality ground with a taste above and beyond anything you'll ever find in the grocery store. Place your reservation now as we usually sell out the first delivery.

Pastured Pork

Our heritage breed, Gloucestershire Old Spots are raised naturally and humanly on pasture without chemicals or nose rings. Their food comes from a combination of pasture, hay, forage crops, 100% grassfed dairy by-products from our own dairy, and locally grown organic grains. This unique combination of rare genetics and quality diet make for exquisite tasting pork. Our pigs are never confined and born on pasture. We do not use farrowing crates.

We are currently taking orders for Bulk Freezer Pork by the side or whole for 2012 delivery. To order fill out our pork custom cut sheet and return it with your deposit to the indicated address. Please also email me a heads up that you've made an order. Next hogs are expected to go to butcher in June.

Our Pork Family Packs come in 10 and 20 pound sizes and are a great way to try out our pork or to get pork at a better price than individual cuts without needing a deep freezer. Each 10# pack contains approximately a 2-3# roast and one package each of chops, bacon, hot sausage, breakfast sausage, fresh ground pork, and two misc cuts. Actual cut weights will vary but it adds up to very close to 10#. A 20# pack is composed of two 10# packs at a further discount. A 10# pack fills a brown paper grocery bag about half way and a 20# pack fills it. Pricing is $8.75/# for the 10# pack and $8.25/# for the 20# pack. Limited quantity. Place your reservation now for April or later delivery.

100% Grassfed Dairy

Our milk, cheese, butter, cream and colostrum come from grassfed dairy cows. The only 100% grassfed dairy in Eastern Kansas, this food is high in health building Omega-3's and CLA's. This is because our cows are raised and milked in their natural pasture environment using rotational grazing, and low stress handling techniques. We don't use any pharmaceuticals, rBGH or other growth hormones on our dairy cows.

We are transitioning our dairy herd to 100% grass-fed production. Some of our cows can do it, others cannot. It is a long process that takes time if you don't want to damage your cow's health. It can take 2 years to adapt a cow to a new feeding regime, up to 10 years to adapt a herds genetics and from 3 to 10 years for the rotational grazing to improve the pastures to the point they are fertile enough to support a dairy cow's nutritional needs without grain. We are coming into year three grazing our new farm. Any grain we do feed is exclusively locally grain, GMO free, organic and the cows are grazing pasture year round.

Pastured Whole Chicken

We raise slower growing broilers that take 9 to 11 weeks to reach butcher weight. Why? Slower growth means better flavor and avoids the health issues of the Cornish cross birds (supermarket chicken). These chickens are a nicely balanced chicken with good leg meat as well as breast meat. They are fed only locally grown organic grains and never fed medicated or arsenic laden feed. Folks regularly praise the exceptional taste and quality of our chicken.

Our whole pastured chicken is available by pre-order only. Email or call 913-723-3838 to get on the waiting list.

Pastured Chicken Eggs

Our acclaimed eggs are from pastured hens. These chickens spend their life on pasture foraging for bugs, seeds, and grass. They are supplemented with locally grown organic grain, organic minerals and organic kelp to ensure nutritious eggs for your family.

Some stores sell eggs from 'vegetarian' chickens. But that is not their natural diet and is only possible if kept confined in cages or barns. Our hens live on pasture eating a natural diet, including bugs and earthworms, to produce eggs of exceptional quality.

Pastured Duck

In 2012 we will be raising Ancona duck. Ducks forage for a great deal of their own food, keeping our farm clear of ticks, chiggers, and misquitoes and producing exquisite meat. Their diet is supplemented with locally grown organic grain.

Our whole pastured duck is available by pre-order only. Email or call 913-723-3838 to get on the waiting list.

Pastured Duck Eggs

Our ducks spend their life roaming our pastures foraging for bugs, seeds, and grass. They are supplemented with locally grown organic grain, organic minerals and organic kelp to ensure nutritious eggs for your family.

Duck eggs are richer and fuller tasting than most chicken eggs. We've been told these taste like chicken eggs used to taste.

Goose

In the spring we may have a limited quantity of goose eggs available.

HOW TO ORDER

Metropolitan Drop-off

We have a monthly drop-off in Overland Park & Lawrence where we take food that has been pre-ordered. Our weekly newsletter contains the current pricing, product availability, and drop-off schedule. To order, reply to that or call us at 913-723-3838. We are interested in opening other drop-off locations as demand warrants. See our drop-off order page for scheduling and order information.

Bulk Meats

We take reservations at all times for bulk freezer beef and bulk freezer pork. We custom raise these animals for you and then deliver them to the butcher when they are ready. The butchers we use for Kansas City area customers are Santa Fe Trail Meats in Overbrook, KS and Paradise Locker Meats in Trimble, MO. To reserve you will fill out a custom cut sheet specifying to the butcher how you want your meat cut. Please email to confirm availability before ordering. The sooner you order the better. Do not wait until the month you want your meat or you may experience delays.

Contact us

Contact us with questions or product inquiries! If you would like general information on product pricing and availability sign up for the newsletter.

Peter and Susan Gasper
Gasper Family Farm
11184 Antioch RD #167
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-723-3838
farmer1@gasperfarm.com

Tours

We have recently relocated our farm from Linwood, KS to Fort Scott, KS. We are still in the process of getting settled in and are not presently available for tours or farm visits. Our newsletter regularly has pictures of our farm and animals. Sign up for our newsletter.

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We are accepting donations. Many of our supporters are looking for ways to further our shared cause of restoring the local food economy while healing lives, lands, and livestock. We were asked to provide a function to accept donations. Thank you for your support. Together we're making a difference!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Help us reduce waste by putting your unneeded goods back to work!. If you have any of the following materials that you no longer need email us and we'll arrange to pick them up or meet you at our drop-off:

  • Lumber
  • Old hoses (can have holes)
  • Building Materials
  • tarps and/or heavy plastic sheeting
  • egg cartons
  • plastic grocery bags
  • glass jars with lids
  • 5 gal buckets
  • newspapers & magazines