(Springfield, MO) -- Are you enjoying some fresh grown fruits and vegetables this summer?  
   
Even if you don't have a green thumb to grow goodies in your backyard, there are no shortage of local produce stands where you can get some greens.  And now, a longtime grower that closed more than a decade ago has the open sign out and the shelves filled with freshness again.
   
We stopped by the Steinert's Garden for this week's Oliver's Ozarks report.

"People come in to see what's going on.  And we don't really advertise," says Theta Steinert, Steinert's Garden owner.

But anyone driving down Highway 160 south of Springfield will soon find out that Steinert's Garden is open again.
           
"When we started selling produce out of here, it was probably 1982.  And we were surprised at the response we got from people," says Steinert.

The land next to the James River has belonged to three generations of the Steinert family and they sold fresh produce out of an 80-year-old shed until 1998.
   
Tom Frazier, who works for the family, remembers the glory days of growing in the area before the highway went in.

"But that side was in cabbage, this side was all in tomatoes and things.  And I can see it just like it was yesterday," says Frazier. 

And now fans of fresh produce can find it all here again.   The family decided to let the grandkids reopen the stand and work the land.   They offer it all, from tomatoes and corn to plums and peaches.

"I like to be outdoors and like to out on the farms and everything.  My dad taught me how to farm and I'd like to see it run again down here," says Alec Steinert, Theta's grandson.

Theta adds, "They were all excited about it, the children especially.  That's what spurred us on."

And the growing conditions there are pretty ideal.   The family says they can grow pretty much anything on this land because of the river and a deep bed of rich, rock free soil.
   
So now, people who used to pull in for a box of blueberries or some fresh herbs in years past will get that chance once again.  The Steinerts hope the garden will rekindle memories and fulfill a demand for all things fresh.
   
"The old timers remember coming down here to buy cabbage to make sauerkraut," says Theta.

"We're getting back to being conscientious about healthy food, fresh produce, local produce and chemical free produce," adds Frazier. 

The old oak shed where they're selling produce from the garden is pretty amazing itself.  It's survived several floods and weather events through the years and it's still in good shape today.  The garden is on the west side of Highway 160 heading toward Nixa.