Every animal here has a purpose, a real life outdoors, and a role in the broader ecosystem. No confinement. No shortcuts. Just genuine livestock keeping on 20+ acres of woodland and pasture.
Goats are one of the most versatile animals on a diverse homestead. Our herd grazes the paddock margins, clears brushy woodland edges, and keeps fence lines tidy — work that would otherwise require machinery or herbicides. They browse multiflora rose, blackberry canes, and woody shrubs that cattle will walk right past.
We keep a mix of dairy and meat breeds. The dairy does provide fresh milk during their lactation cycle, which we use for drinking, cheese, and soap-making. The meat animals go through our on-site butcher station and cold storage for sale at the farm stand.
Our cattle are the backbone of the rotational grazing system. They move through paddocks every 7–10 days during peak growing season, grazing the top third of the grass and leaving behind deep root systems and fertility-building manure. After they move, chickens and guinea hens follow 3–5 days behind to scratch the manure, eat fly larvae, and break the parasite cycle.
All beef is USDA-processed and returned to our on-site dry-aging cold room for 21–45 days before sale. The difference in flavor and texture compared to commercially raised beef is not subtle.
Our heritage breed pigs live in a rotating system of electric-netted paddocks across both woodland and open pasture. They root aggressively — which can look destructive but actually breaks up compacted soil layers and stimulates regeneration. We move them every 2–3 days, and paddocks recover quickly with the combined benefit of turned soil and fertility from their manure.
In the woodland section, pigs eat acorns, roots, grubs, and forage naturally. The flavor of woodland-grazed, acorn-finished pork is exceptional — closer to Ibérico-style pork than anything you'd find in a grocery store.
Our laying flock free-ranges across the property during daylight hours. They follow behind cattle in the paddock rotation — scratching through manure piles, eating fly larvae and parasite eggs, and adding their own nitrogen-rich droppings to the pasture. This "chicken tractor" effect breaks the livestock parasite cycle naturally, without chemical dewormers.
The eggs are collected daily and sold at the farm stand within 24–48 hours of laying. Yolks from truly free-ranging chickens are deep orange-red — not pale yellow. We also raise broiler chickens seasonally for meat, processed on-site in our dedicated poultry station.
Ducks are slug and pest-control specialists. Where chickens will scratch and potentially damage vegetable beds, ducks waddle through and hoover up slugs, snails, and insects without disturbing plants. We rotate them through the market garden in spring and fall for natural pest management.
They have access to our natural pond for swimming and natural behavior. Duck eggs are larger than chicken eggs, richer in flavor, and exceptional for baking. They're available at the farm stand when in season, alongside chicken eggs.
Guinea hens are the best tick control you can buy, and they're loud enough to wake the dead when a predator enters the property — which makes them a living alarm system. Our guinea hens roam widely across the wooded edges and pasture, picking ticks, beetles, and other insects off vegetation all day long.
They're not the friendliest birds, and they're dramatically louder than chickens. But for tick management on a wooded property in tick country, they are invaluable. We also sell guinea hen eggs and occasional whole birds at the farm stand.
Rabbits are one of the most feed-efficient meat animals you can raise. Their conversion ratio (feed in to meat out) beats any livestock except insects. We raise heritage meat breeds in both hutch and moveable tractor systems, rotating them over garden beds to deposit their droppings directly — rabbit manure is one of the only animal manures that can go straight onto plants without composting first.
Rabbit meat is mild, lean, and very high in protein. It's particularly popular with customers looking for something different — and with those who want a genuinely ethical, low-impact meat source. We process on-site and offer whole and portioned rabbits at the farm stand by request.
Coturnix quail are a homesteader's secret weapon. They reach laying age in just 6–8 weeks, produce an egg nearly every day, and require minimal space compared to chickens. We raise them in a combination of small outdoor tractors and a dedicated quail pen with sand bathing areas and natural cover.
Quail eggs are considered a delicacy in many cuisines — they're small, speckled, and beautiful, with a slightly richer flavor than chicken eggs. They sell quickly at our farm stand and are popular with restaurants and specialty cooks. We also harvest quail for meat periodically.
On a property surrounded by 16 acres of mature woodland, predator pressure is constant and serious. Coyotes, foxes, raccoons, raptors, and the occasional stray dog are all real threats to a free-range flock and herd. Our Anatolian Shepherds live with the animals 24/7 — they bond to the herd from puppyhood, patrol the perimeter constantly, and have eliminated predator losses entirely since their arrival.
LGDs are not pets, companions, or farm dogs in the traditional sense. They are working animals with an ancient instinct to protect. They bark at night. They roam the fenceline. They occasionally challenge anything unfamiliar. This is exactly what we want, and we wouldn't run a free-range operation without them.
Where there's grain, hay, and animal feed, there are rodents. Barn cats are the most efficient, self-managing rodent control system in existence. Our working cats are semi-feral — comfortable around the farm and family but fundamentally outdoor animals focused on hunting. They keep the feed room, barn, and cold storage free of mice, voles, and rats without any traps or poison.
No animal is here purely for one product. Chickens produce eggs AND break parasite cycles. Pigs produce pork AND cultivate soil. Goats produce milk AND clear brush. Multi-function is the rule.
Every ruminant and poultry animal lives outdoors on pasture or woodland every day of its life. Confinement is only used for safety (kidding, injury recovery) — never for production efficiency.
We do not use antibiotics preventatively or as growth promoters. Animals that require treatment receive it — but that's the exception, not the standard practice. Healthy animals on good pasture rarely need pharmaceutical intervention.
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