About Harmon Acres
Our Story
My desire for life outside of the city began when I was barely old enough to understand what that meant. I am the youngest of three children and grew up just outside of Dallas, TX, spending my youth indulging in favorites like camping, fishing, tubing the Frio and making epic baking soda volcanoes in my sandbox. Another staple of my childhood was spent visiting family friends on their ranch, and it was there that, I believe, this passion truly cemented itself; it was impossible not to have the best time there. I remember being in awe of all the open space, perfect for children and dogs to run, and the breathtaking sights- beautiful pecan groves, cattle in the fields, horses grazing, and much later, bison grazing! Without these exposures to the great outdoors, I would not have chased this dream for this long, but it became a part of me, a calling that has followed me through life.
Recently, my daughter and her husband found a picture that I drew when I was about 11 years old; it was of a farmhouse, a barn, a dog and doghouse, and an old-time water well. They were sweet enough to frame it for me and give it to me as a gift, providing a visual representation of this life that I have long desired and dreamed to achieve.
Another calling of mine is cooking for my loved ones, but we’ll save that story for another time!
For my husband, Adam, his upbringing was far closer to this dream than mine was, spending his youth on his grandparents’ farm in Petrolia, TX. That way of life became a part of him, and became something that he would cherish and miss when he was no longer there. As he got older, he spent the remainder of his adolescence in Allen, TX, just North of Dallas.
We met later in life than you might think. There were jobs and careers, marriages, and divorces, both of our lives being shaped and reshaped again, until we found our way to one another. We wouldn’t change any of it, and are both so thankful for the beautiful children (five in total, with the youngest being 20!) that resulted from all that living. Adam and I have been married for 14 years (15 in October 2025!) and finally bought our farm in July 2023. We couldn’t wait any longer, and (with a lot of help from family!) moved immediately, despite the terrible heat.
We are incredibly thankful for the family and friends who have been gracious and supportive from the start. We could not continue this journey without you and your love of eggs (and love for us!) There are not enough words to express our heartfelt gratitude.
Kelly & Adam Harmon, Founders of Harmon Acres
Our Farm
While the move onto our farm is fairly recent, we have settled in nicely. We have been steadily working up to this for years. From small sub-divided lots and container gardens in Plano, TX, to raised garden beds and laying chickens on 1.5 acres of mostly unusable land in McKinney, TX, we were always striving towards a place that could truly sustain all the goals and passions we hold. We are extremely proud and thankful to say we now sit on a comfortable 5 acres outside of Grand Saline, TX, and have grown our laying flock of six to thirty-four (including six roosters), all of which we enjoy immensely.
In addition to laying hens and selling eggs, we have experimented with raising chickens for meat. After a lot of research, and a small ‘test’ batch of Cornish Cross that we raised and processed while we lived in McKinney, TX, we gained the confidence and experience to amplify this new endeavor. We now run two batches of thirty to fifty birds a year! We are proud to say that our meat birds are pasture raised, without antibiotics, growth hormones, or chemical baths like you find from grocery store birds. We process humanely, and on-site in order to reduce stress on the birds, which in turn results in tender, succulent chicken. Our laying hens also have unhindered access to pasture every day, and of course, are offered supplemental feed, special snacks, and plenty of water, sunshine or shade depending on the season.
Shortly after we moved onto our farm, we decided we didn’t have enough to do and partnered with C&S Livestock (my brother and sister-in-law) to buy some sheep. We initially purchased 3 ewes with plans to buy a ram in the coming spring. Well, Mother Nature had other ideas! Much to our surprise, (not ever having been personally acquainted with sheep before) all 3 of our ewes were already bred and had lambs several months after we got them with no sire in sight! They are wonderful mamas, and all the lambs were born on pasture without any help from us. It is a wonderous thing to go out to feed your animals, only to discover a new member of the flock! We have been through two lambing seasons thus far. Our lambs are raised by their mamas in the same pasture where they are born. They are grass fed with a few sunflower seeds and garden scraps thrown in. We rotationally graze (tread lightly!), so they always have fresh pasture and, occasionally, even run them in the front yard in the shade of some mature pecan trees. We are still growing our flock, but hope to have 1-2 a year processed for sale, beginning in early 2026. We sent a trial lamb to the processor, and the resulting meat is delicious! We can’t wait to share it with you!
Another joint venture with C&S, is pigs. We bought a mama and 9 piglets in August 2024, and put them to work clearing a garden bed and ridding the back of the pasture from unwanted growth. They make very efficient mowers and tillers! We processed the mom and one piglet on farm for our personal freezers, and divided the remaining piglets by sex. We have mobile structures for our meat chickens, and we utilize them to move the pigs around the pasture. They became quite unruly and frequently escaped (something built for chickens is not sturdy enough for pigs, even small ones!). After growing tired of modifying the chicken tractors and chasing teen-aged pigs around, we took 6 to the processor. Now we have a freezer full of beautiful, pasture raised pork for sale! Ms. Piggy and Ms. Dot are the remaining pigs on the farm. They have a job to do still and will, once again, be used to till the garden spot (we’re not great at weeding and garden maintenance!) over the winter.
Our Future
Sometime in the (possibly near) future, we will be partnering with C&S Livestock once again to offer small quantities of grass-fed beef. These will be raised on-site and grazed right alongside our pastured chickens, sheep and pigs. We are also growing a garden with the intent of not making as many trips to buy groceries. It is going well, so far. Maybe next year, we will have enough to share! We might throw some turkeys into the mix; the possibilities are endless when you do what you love.
Our mission is simple, providing healthier, tastier, and well cared for poultry, meat and eggs; our passion lies in treading lightly on the land, and raising animals as closely to the way nature intended as possible. This enables us to put the best on our table and on yours. We can taste the difference, and we are sure you will too.