How We Farm

Our chickens are raised in floorless field shelters that allow them direct access to pasture. Each shelter is moved daily to a fresh footprint.

Although labor intensive, this system allows the birds to receive plenty of graze, fresh air, exercise, and sunshine. Because chickens cannot thrive on pasture alone, they are also free-choice fed a balanced diet of local grains.

Heritage breed pigs are often described as being the same breeds that came over on the Mayflower. Pigs from before the times of factory farms and "The other white meat". Pork is not a white meat! Our pork is a well marbled red meat that tastes the way pork should.

There are no pig pens here; our pigs are raised in the brushy and rocky areas of our farm. They have plenty of space to root around, wallow, and just be pigs.

Because pigs cannot thrive on foraging alone, they are also free choice fed a balanced diet of local grains.

Our beef is Naturally Pasture Raised, Grain-Finished.

Naturally raised beef comes from cattle that have never received antibiotics or growth-promoting hormones.

Pasture Raised means that our cattle spend their entire lives grazing and eating from pastures.

Grain-Finished means that within 4 months of butchering, our cattle are also free to eat a balanced diet of local grain in addition to the pasture.

The difference between finishing cattle with grain instead of grass only is ultimately taste, we prefer the enhanced marbling, and flavor from pasture raised, grain-finished beef.

The Maremma is an ancient breed of livestock guardian dog that originated over 2000 years ago with the Romans.

 The Maremma is considered a close-in, or nurturing, guardian. Maremma are more nocturnal in nature because that is when the majority of predators are active. They routinely patrol bark throughout the night to let predators know they are on duty. Maremma become very bonded with their livestock, and with their family; however, they are typical of guardian breeds in that they are not obedience-minded and very independent.