Grown with care.
Rooted in community.
You want food that actually tastes like food. Produce that’s fresh, nutrient-rich, and organically grown. You care about what goes into your meals and where it comes from. At Abounding Acres, we get it. We’re farmers, parents, and eaters too.
You Deserve Real Food, Not Just Groceries
Food today often travels thousands of miles before it reaches your table. It’s treated with chemicals, harvested too early, and loses its flavor long before you get to enjoy it.
You shouldn’t have to settle for that. You deserve produce that’s grown in healthy soil, harvested at its peak, and packed with the flavor and nutrition nature intended.
That’s what we grow and why we farm.
We’re McKinley and Ashley Worley, parents to four boys and the farmers behind Abounding Acres.
We started Abounding Acres with a simple dream; to grow good food and care for the land that sustains it.
What began as a farm producing pasture-raised meat with a small, backyard garden just outside Ashland, Missouri has turned into a thriving family run market garden. Today, we grow a variety of organically grown vegetables, herbs, fruit, and flowers.
Every seed we plant is grown with intention and harvested with care.
Meet Your Farmers
How We Farm
Healthy soil.
Happy plants.
Better food.
Our growing practices put the soil first because healthy soil grows healthy food.
We focus on:
Composting and cover cropping to feed the soil, naturally
Rotating crops to prevent pests and disease
Encouraging pollinators and beneficial insects
Harvesting by hand for flavor and freshness
We’re not just growing vegetables. We’re rebuilding the foundation of good food from the ground up.
Join us in growing something good.
When you choose Abounding Acres, you’re supporting:
Fresh, local produce grown without chemicals or synthetic inputs
Transparency. You can always ask how something was grown
A stronger Mid-Missouri food community
Food that nourishes your health, your family, and your community
Your choices matter. And together, they add up to real change.
When you choose local food, you’re part of something bigger.
Our Story, Rooted in Curiosity and Care
In 2014, a free film screening sparked a dream and a visit to Polyface Farm turned that dream into action.
In late 2015, We moved onto our 10-acre farm in mid-Missouri and welcomed our first son. With a small flock of hens and a big dream, we started learning what it meant to grow food with purpose.
In 2017, we started raising our own chickens for meat. In 2018, we welcome our second son. We were both working full time jobs off of the farm and growing a small garden for ourselves.
In 2019, Ashley sent McKinley a Craigslist ad for a high tunnel, and we had no idea it would change our lives. That leap kicked off our market gardening journey and set us on the path we’re on today.
In 2020, we installed that high tunnel and started growing our pasture-raised meat animal herds as well as welcomed our third son.
2021-2023 were years of refining. We raised a lot of animals and produced a lot of meat. We increased our growing space for produce and learned how to grow in a high tunnel. McKinley slowing transitioned out of his full time job and by the end of 2023, we decided to narrow our focus and energy to produce organically grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs.
2024-2025, we have added more high tunnels and greenhouses and expanded to our growing space. We welcomed our fourth son. And we have applied to become USDA certified organic.
What started as a dream to feed our family has grown into a mission to feed our community. One season, one crop, and one connection at a time.
Good food starts with good farming and we’re so glad you’re part of it.
Whether you’re joining our CSA, shopping with us at the Columbia Farmers Market, or following along from home, we’re thankful you’re here. Together, we can grow a healthier, more connected food community.