Kent Farm
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| Kent Farm | |
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Farm | |
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| Field | Agriculture |
| Industry | Organic produce |
| Management | Clark Kent and William Batson |
| Location | Smallville, Kansas |
| Status | Unknown |
"This farm has been in your family for three generations-- four, counting Clark." -- Martha Kent
The Kent Farm is the estate of the Kent family and currently belongs to Clark Kent. Martha Kent, widow of Jonathan Kent, formerly ran the farm until she left Smallville in 2007.
Since Jonathan's death in January of 2006 and Martha's succession of his State Senate seat, their 22-year-old son Clark has run the farm almost single-handedly. It is known that the farm was still actively raising animals and producing organic crops as recently as Spring of 2008.[1] In 2008, Clark got a job in Metropolis at the Daily Planet and simultaneously began saving random strangers as the Blur. He used the excuse that farm work kept him busy [2] but it is unknown if the farm is still in production.[citation needed]
The Kent Farm is located on Hickory Lane in Smallville, Kansas. [3] It is the oldest farm in Lowell County.[4] It is adjacent to the Smallville cemetery. [5] The home phone number is 555-0145. [citation needed]
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[edit] Known Residents
Owners
- Hiram Kent and his wife owned the Kent farm.
- Jonathan and Martha took the responsibility of taking care of the Kent farm; this was after the death of Hiram and Jessica.
Residents
- Clark currently lives on the farm along with Shelby, his dog and his bestfriend William Batson
- For a very brief period of time, Lex Luthor stayed with the Kents (Prodigal).
- Lois Lane lived on the farm during what should have been her freshman year of college for several months. (Recruit to Commencement)
- In May of 2007, Martha left Smallville and moved to Washington, D.C., to take a seat in the US Senate. For a short time, Clark was the farm's only inhabitant.
- Shortly after Martha's departure, Clark's Kryptonian cousin Kara was released from suspended animation and moved in with Clark.
- Lana Lang sought refuge at the farm after faking her death. She lived with Clark as the two attempted to have a "normal" relationship. While she was suffering from a strange Kryptonian catatonia, she was relocated to the hospital for care. After her recovery, she left Clark and Smallville for the foreseeable future. At the same time, Kara's whereabouts were unknown, so Clark once again lived alone for a time. Kara returned to the farm, but Clark soon realized that she was Brainiac in disguise, with the real Kara trapped in the Phantom Zone.
In the summer of 2008, Clark was trapped in the collapsing Fortress of Solitude, then held captive in a Russian work camp, so for a time, the Kent farm was uninhabited. Clark has since returned and once again lives alone on the farm, with just Shelby. It is unclear who took care of Shelby during Clark's absence.
Clark invited Lois to live with him on the farm in her "old room", but she turned him down. Later she took him up on the offer, but changed her mind after getting a raise at work.
[edit] Early History
This parcel of land was settled by Nathaniel Kent, son of Silas and Abigail Kent, for his family back in 1871. Nathaniel and his wife, Mary Glenowen, created an original two-room farmhouse out of logs from walnut trees Nathaniel cleared on the land. The living area consisted of a large room with a fireplace/stove for heating and cooking and a table with benches where members of the family ate their meals. A small room housed the sleeping quarters. Nathaniel served as one of Smallville's first sheriffs. With the success of the fertile land and the expanding size of the family came a bigger house built in 1903, a distance away from the original homestead and closer to the new dirt road that leads to town. Constructed out of wooden boards, the new home contained a large kitchen with dining area, a living area and two bedrooms-- one for the parents and the other for all of the children. An indoor commode and two more rooms were added in 1938, and in 1957 a second story was built. Shortly after marrying Martha, Jonathan constructed a wraparound porch, painted the house yellow and surrounded the home with a white picket fence for his new bride. The couple gutted and completely renovated the residence over the past several years. During the second meteor shower, the house was severely damaged, but has since been rebuilt. The furnishings include a very interesting antique upright piano, although none of the current family have ever been seen to play it.
Rich in history, the Kent Farm has survived the 1930s Dust Bowl, tornadoes and snowstorms as well as the great meteor shower. The original barn was built in 1872 and housed many different farm animals but was destroyed by the Irving Tornado of 1879. Another barn was immediately erected but was struck by lightning in 1926 and burned to the ground. Its replacement--built in 1926-- was converted to a stable 30 years ago and now stands adjacent to the large barn--with a loft-- constructed in 1970. The first wooden chicken coop was assembled in the early 1900s.
Hiram Kent, Jonathan's father, built a storm cellar during the 1950s to protect his family from the many tornadoes that plague the state and some say to provide shelter from the threat of nuclear war. The storm cellar was destroyed in May 2003. The Kent Farm also has a concrete and steel grain silo and a steel windmill.
[edit] Produce
During her married life, Martha Kent, a "city girl" from Metropolis, helped her husband farm their land and raise their animals. She particularly enjoys taking care of the chickens. Martha began growing her own organic produce several years ago by researching organic gardening and recognizing her own need to grow produce without pesticides. She plants her plot near the house using only organic seeds and in complete accordance with the organic produce guidelines. Over the years, her interest in organic gardening grew into a thriving business. She produces tomatoes, squash, berries, herbs, wheat and flowers. She also has a small apple orchard. Mrs. Kent sells her produce at the Farmers' Market. She has also transformed the chicken coop and removed all cages. The chickens run freely in the buildings when they are not outside clucking in the yard.
When the Talon Theatre was converted into a coffee shop by Lana Lang, Martha produced pies and other pastries to be sold there.
[edit] Recent Years
In 2001, Martha Kent was chased into a grain silo by Harry Volk. They were covered in grain, but rescued by Clark and Jonathan. (Hourglass)
The Kent's entire herd of cattle was poisoned with chemicals seemingly from LuthorCorp's fertilizer plant but in reality, it was Roy Rothman, brother of Amanda Rothman, in order to take revenge against Lex. (Zero)
The Kent Farm was quarantined and searched in early 2003 when Martha contracted a deadly toxin of unknown origin. (Fever)
An explosion in the storm cellar occurred in the Spring of 2003 and caused a powerful power surge throughout the town. (Exodus)
When the Kents were unable to recover from financial problems, the farm was leveraged and they almost had to move out. However, Lex Luthor bought the land in the Kents' name, paid their debts, and gave them the deed. (Phoenix)
The farm house was severely damaged in 2005 when it suffered a direct hit during the second meteor shower. However, it was rebuilt with help from the citizens of Smallville. (Commencement)
In 2006, Martha Kent arranged for Lionel Luthor to contribute a significant amount of money to Jonathan Kent's campaign for State Senate. When Jonathan found out, he offered Lionel a sizable portion of the farm land known as the "Back Forty" (Acres) as collateral to pay their debt. After Jonathan's sudden death, Lionel, for his part, refused to accept Jonathan's payment. He absolved their debt and gave the land back to the Kents. (Lockdown, Vengeance)
When Martha left the farm and moved to Washington, D.C., Clark mentioned that he would lease out the Back Forty to a neighboring farmer, Ben Hubbard. He also intended for Ben to look after the farm when he planned to begin his training in the Fortress of Solitude but has since changed his mind about going. (Prototype, Kara)
Clark allowed a feature-film version of the Warrior Angel comic book to be filmed at the farm. The film featured popular movie star Rachel Davenport and the farm was overrun with paparazzi during her stay. (Action)
In late 2008, Clark and Lois hosted Chloe and Jimmy's wedding at the Kent Farm. Doomsday attacked the wedding and kidnapped Chloe. Davis did heavy damage to the barn before he left (Bride). In the episode Legion, Clark had repaired the barn.
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ↑ Clark and Kara were seen participating in the 2007 Harvest Festival in Fierce with crops from the farm and in Veritas one can see a to-do list which includes the entry "Feed chickens". [1]
- ↑ He told who he thought was Lois this in Hex
- ↑ Clark's permission slip in the Pilot gives his address as "Hickory Lane" , with no street number given.
- ↑ The Kent Farm on Smallville's town website at Warnerbros.com
- ↑ http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Smallvillemap.JPG Map of Smallville
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