Who We Are:
4B Farms consists of Dan, Carol, Wade and Shayna Buck, several dogs, a bunch horses, about 60 Boer Goats, and too many cats to count. Soon we hope to add a few calves just to add to the fun! We were fortunate enough to find this farm of 160 acres in Grinnell, Kansas in 2005 during Dan's travels delivering seed. It was exactly what we had been trying to find for years.
We have lived our entire lives in Eastern Nebraska and it was a huge leap of faith to move so far from everyone and everything we have always known. We were incredibly fortunate however to move into a community of people that have welcomed us with open arms and have become more than just friends, they have become like family to us. We could not ask for better neighbors or a better community to become a part of. For Dan, buying this farm was going back to his boyhood roots where he raised and sold feeder pigs and farmed. I on the other hand grew up in town and always longed to be on the farm, so I am finally here. At long last, we can have our horses on our own property instead of having to keep them on property owned by someone else.
Wade & Shayna are both involved in 4H and school activities as well as helping with chores. Wade is busy training his 3 year old gelding and getting him prepared for show season. He is an excellent horseman and has the makings of a true "horse whisperer". It is amazing how well he communicates with even the orneriest horse. He took a steer to the fair for the first time last year and won Grand Champion Showmanship and was first in his weight class in Market. He also won Grand Champion in Showmanship with his goat Jinx and Reserve Grand Champion in Market class and Reserve Grand Champion in Round Robin. He won Grand Champion in Speed events with Holly, Reserve Grand in Judged events, Grand Champion in Halter, and Reserve Grand in Showmanship with Red, his sorrel gelding.
Shayna can usually be found with the kittens but she also enjoys taking the dogs on their daily run while she rides her bike. She will soon be helping me train her 2 year old filly and preparing her for her first ride. Shayna can't wait to get Tiff ready to go roping; she throws a fine loop for a 9 year old! Shayna is planning to take one of her dogs to the fair this year. She may be the smallest Buck, but she is determined! She and Doll did great at the 2008 fair and she even beat her big brother in Western Pleasure! She is working with one of our geldings for this years fair and he will be a challenge for her but I'm sure she is up to it.
Our Business
Dan and I are entrepreneurs and have owned our own businesses for 16 years. We started Dan Buck Transportation in 1992 and decided to quit trucking in 2009 after weathering the $4 diesel prices. Dan has since gone to work helping a local farming family. We sold a car wash that we had purchased from my parents in order to buy the farm in Grinnell. We were representatives for a communication company for several years and are currently distributors for Mia Bella Gourmet candles. We keep busy with the candle business, the farm, and our horse operation, and raising our dogs and goats, but we love every minute of it. We are planning to add some angus cows to the mix in 2009 and hopefully more farm and pasture ground as well. We hope to continue to build all of our businesses with the help of our fantastic customers.
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These are litterally the best candles I have ever used and they are 100% toxin free and 95% soot free so they don't coat your walls and your lungs with soot. If you have any questions I'd be happy to talk to you about the products, just give me a call.
