We raise a heritage variety of hair sheep called St. Croix. These sheep are an amazingly friendly, good-natured, and hardy breed, and are widely prized for their tender, flavorful meat. St Croix shed their hair in the spring and grow super fuzzy for winter. The ladies are excellent mothers, and the rams grow a gorgeous mane (just check out our prize ram, Benny Big-Beard!). These sheep take a little longer to grow to full size and are born a bit smaller than those varieties commonly raised on an industrial scale. This leads to fewer complications in birthing and healthier adult sheep. We'll be expanding our herd, keeping the girls and processing the ram-lambs for meat.

The sheep bring so much joy and life to the farm. Lambing is an unbearably cute time of year, and their gentle nature makes them the perfect farm mammal to introduce to the young human members of our growing community. Enjoying the sheep, getting to know them intimately, and ultimately harvesting their meat is a critical part of an integrated understanding and appreciation of healthy food.

Cows have been an integrated part of our farm's history since day one. We have raised dairy cows, jersey cows, and many shades of black angus and red angus beef cattle. For the last decade we have raised a closed herd whose primary purpose has been to graze and maintain our pastures. We raise moms who birth healthy calves sustained on the grass and hay of the farm.

At present, our herd is almost entirely made up of Angus calves, heifers, cows, and bulls. Angus beef cattle are renowned for their excellent marbling and delicious flavor. Our cows are raised primarily on grass and forage, and we supplement their diet with a healthy amount of locally milled feed in order to raise the richest, tastiest meat.

Since 2018 we’ve been bringing our beef directly to market. We raise each animal bound for our tables with an individualized process designed to maximize both the quality of the meat and the happiness of the animal during their lifetime.

Happy chickens lay tasty eggs! Our laying hens have managed, rotating access to pasture. The ability to forage for insects and plants in accordance with their instincts allows the birds to lay eggs with a healthier mix of vitamins and a rich, complex flavor you just can't find at the grocery store. Whether you're baking something special or just looking for the tastiest scramble in the valley, these are the eggs for you!

Our gals are a mix of heritage* and traditional egg-laying varieties. They are full of personality, clucks and antics. Engaging with their dinosaur-like habits every day is one of the farm's great charms.

*There's that word "heritage" again... If you're like us, you may be new to hearing the term "heritage breed" in reference to livestock. In a nutshell, it's the equivalent of an heirloom seed; these are varieties of livestock animals that have been largely ignored by industrial agriculture, but have been passed down through generations of small farmers because of their exceptional qualities (mostly that they taste DELICIOUS!!).