Bellews Creek Farm

“We are a non-certified organic farm. We have been growing vegetables for 28 years as of 2019.”

“We are a local, family produce farm in Hillsboro, providing high-quality veggies to restaurants, stores, and CSAs in St. Louis, Missouri since 1992.”

“We are located near Cedar Hill, MO on Bellews Creek in the Big River valley. We typically grow Winter squash, Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Jalapeno/Chipotle Peppers, Garlic, Popcorn, and Dry Beans (black beans & Pinto beans)and some greens early and late in the season.”

“We will be focusing on winter squash for the forseeable future.”

• Fair Shares CCSA
• Local Harvest Grocery Store
• City Greens Grocery Store
• Green Grocer

You can try Bellews Creek’s produce at the following restaurants:

Fresh Gatherings at SLU, Vicia, Farm Haus Restaurant, Urban Chestnut Brewery, Walker’s Farm to Fork

Need another option? Visit farmers markets featuring Earthdance Organic Farm School and Ozark Forest Mushrooms, who also sell Bellews Creek products.

Farm Size

77 acres, 12 acres in grain and vegetable production

Products

• Squashes (winter, butternut)

Conservation Practices

• Crop rotation
• Cover crops
• No synthetic sprays
• Integrated pest management
• Riparian herbaceous cover
• Pollinator enhancement plan
• Nutrient management plan

Additional Practices

• Use of organic and non-GMO seeds
• Encourages neighbors to plant permanent cover to prevent chemicals from neighbor fields to impact his crops
• Paul is proud of his skills as a machinist and fabricator.
  Many of the tools or pieces of equipment he relies on he
  has either fabricated from scratch or modified. He made
  his own vacuum seeder for the greenhouse, a pepper
  washer and a chile smoker.

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