About Morning Mist Farm
Morning Mist Farm is a registered
family owned and operated multi-purpose farm. We raise
poultry, waterfowl and grade paint horses out of quarter
horse/mustang stock. We are pleased with what we have
accomplished here and look forward to many more years of
working this farm.
Our Horses
In 2001, we began breeding our
horses for the specific purpose of being work animals for use
locally in the rugged Ozark Mountains. The culmination
of efforts has produced animals that are sure footed to the
extreme, that are stocky and very well muscled and that can
fly through the thickest Ozark brush and brambles
effortlessly. We have two brood mares that are out of
registered paint quarter horse stock and two half paint
quarter horse stock mares. Though we were never in this
to get rich, we do sell three to seven horses a year now; the
sale prices start at about $150.00. We are also always
open for trade/barter deals,
so don't be shy! Check out what we have for
sale now, what we might be
willing to trade for as far as things and services, and
talk to us!
Poultry and Waterfowl
We raise heavy mixed breed
chickens (all brown egg layers), Guinea Fowl, Heritage Bronze
Turkeys and Royal Palm turkeys for our own use and we do sell
excess birds occasionally. We hatch our own eggs in our
own home made incubators and raise our chicks in our own
brooders and pens. We have very recently acquired a
small flock of bantams, they are laying and we are incubating;
we will see what the market is for these birds, and, if
profitable we will continue to raise some.
About Us
Tim and Laurie Spencer
bought the land that became Morning Mist Farm in 1990.
Since then, they have made many
improvements,
built a house, and re-fenced and cross fenced the entire
farm There still remains a never ending "to do list"
of further improvements as well as continuous
maintenance. The farm is operated and managed as
family effort, with Laurie working on sales, Neekisha
providing the basic ground work training for the horses, and
Tim doing whatever else that needs to be done as his health
permits.
Tim & Laurie have been married for 31 years, and have three adult children, Neekisha Gregory, David Spencer and Kelly B. Spencer. They also have four grand children; Shane, age 10; Faith, age 8, Kaitlyn, age 8; and Nathaniel, age 4 years.
improvements,
built a house, and re-fenced and cross fenced the entire
farm There still remains a never ending "to do list"
of further improvements as well as continuous
maintenance. The farm is operated and managed as
family effort, with Laurie working on sales, Neekisha
providing the basic ground work training for the horses, and
Tim doing whatever else that needs to be done as his health
permits. Tim & Laurie have been married for 31 years, and have three adult children, Neekisha Gregory, David Spencer and Kelly B. Spencer. They also have four grand children; Shane, age 10; Faith, age 8, Kaitlyn, age 8; and Nathaniel, age 4 years.
About Laurie...
Laurie manages the farm's finances,
negotiates sales and works diligently to improve the
operating environment of the farm through her expert
evaluation techniques and her farsighted planning
abilities. She also assists and cares for her husband,
Tim, a 100% disabled veteran. Laurie, as a tribal
elder and serves on the Elders Board of and for the Upper
Current River Band.Laurie's ability to gain the trust of horses is uncanny. Because both her and her daughter, Neekisha, use training techniques that are highly effective but unconventional, they have "tamed" some of the wildest stock that one could imagine.
Before moving to Missouri in 1990, Laurie worked as a water survival instructor for the Department of Defense at Belle Chase, LA, as a Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard at Naval Station Charleston and as a contracted American Red Cross instructor for virtually every class taught by the Red Cross. Additionally, she also worked at Berkeley County, SC EMS. Here she has worked as a Swimming Pool Manager for the City of Salem, owned a video store and a game room, and has also worked at Wal-Mart. Now she works on the farm and takes care of her husband, Tim.
About Tim...
Tim is a 100% disabled veteran due to combat related injuries. As his levels of energy and pain permit, Tim works closely with
Laurie and Neekisha to
ensure maintenance items and improvements are made in a
timely, proper and a cost effective manner. Tim is constantly accompanied by his USSDR Registered service dog, Thunder. Thunder is trained to open doors and gates, to
keep strangers away from and to protect Tim, and
to catch chickens and ducks that Tim specifies without harming
the bird. Thunder will also heard ducks, geese, calves,
sheep, goats and swine on command.Tim also raises poultry as hobby, but this hobby also provides a good amount of meat and eggs for the family. Tim has constructed his own incubators and brooders, mostly using "junk" that he has found and recycled for useful purposes. Tim hatched out well over five hundred birds in 2009; surplus birds, when available, are offered for sale and are always listed here.
Tim is the
managing director of RuralSurvival.info,
a philanthropic on-line presence of emergency management and
security professionals offering information for rural families
and agricultural interests readily accessible information and
resources in the areas of disaster preparedness and
mitigation. RuralSurvival.info
is not a non-profit nor a not for profit organization; it
simply exists and makes no profit whatsoever as an entity unto
it's self.About Neekisha...
Tim and Laurie's
daughter, Neekisha, is married to Mr. Daniel Gregory and they
have two young sons ages four years and ten years old.
Neekisha is an invaluable asset to the farm and enables the
farm to not only survive, but to succeed. She is
primarily responsible for most equine training accomplished at
Morning Mist Farm and is also our primary "go to" person for
veterinary needs. Daniel works off of the farm as a
professional roofer, but his help on the farm is invaluable.Additionally, Neekisha owns and operates Agri-Host.US, a fledgling web hosting service that is tailored to the needs of the rural and agricultural community. She also sits on the Tribal Council of and for the Upper Current River Band
