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Jim and Kay Richardson are the owners of Richardson Farms. Jim is a Veterinarian, board certified in Canine/Feline medicine. Farming has been part of Jim's life from early childhood. Jim spent many hours as a child farming with his grandfather near Gainesville, Texas. This experience as a child has provided Jim with a passion for farming and his love of animals. He has a unique prospective concerning animal care and welfare gained through 35+ years of veterinary practice. He has continued to farm and have bountiful gardens throughout his professional working years. His dream has always been to share his love of farming with others....and as a result, has committed to the CSA, and Ag-education farm tours idea. Kay is a retired Registered Nurse. They have three children: Mike, Kari, and Lance (see below for more info).
Their son, Mike, and his family Amy (wife) and step-son Connor now live in Bryan, TX. Michael is a fireman working for the Bryan Fire Department in Bryan, Texas and Amy is an RN working as a flight nurse for a local air ambulance company. Connor is 17 and a junior in HS. Continues with showing broiler chickens in 4-H. Michael now has his own tractor and had a CSA of his own last year using leased land.
(From left to right: Connor, and Amy and Mike Richardson)
Daughter Kari, and her husband Brian Bersano live in Chandler, TX. They have three children; Lauren, Andrew, and Lindsey. Kari and Brian own a medical supply company, Edge Medical Supply, with Brian being the COO/CFO. Kari is also an RN working prn, however, her main job is housewife and CEO of her family! They've helped out on the farm with rebuilding some of the old farm houses, building the chicken coup, planting acorns, and most recently laying 1000+ feet of irrigation pipe. The kids love coming to the farm to help with collecting eggs and feeding the chickens and pigs.
(Names are from left to right, back row: Lauren, Brian, and Kari
Front row: Andrew and Lindsey)
Son Lance Clark, his wife Cheryl, and two sons Logan and Gabriel live on the farm with us. They help out with all of the daily/weekly chores and are primarily in charge of egg (chicken and duck) and broiler production.
(From left to right: Gabriel (3 mo), Cheryl, Lance, and Logan (3 yrs).)
