Pastured Products Directory - West Virginia

Find local stores, restaurants, and markets featuring grass-fed products on out West Virginia Beyond the Farm page.

The following farms and ranches have certified that they meet Eatwild's criteria for producing grassfed meat, eggs and dairy products. Contact them directly for additional information or to buy their products:

Back Creek Bend Farm provides quality grass-fed beef and chicken. 

Our beef  and chicken are rotationally grazed on pasture. The cattle have their hay and grass diet supplemented with a beet pulp/molasses mixture at no more than a 1/2 lb. per head/per day. We also provide antibiotic and hormone-free pork that is not pastured. 

We strongly believe in the ethical treatment of our animals and are proud to rescue them and our customers from feedlots! We are only about 1.5 hours west of Washington, DC and Baltimore. Our customers pick up our products on specified delivery dates. 

Our farm is historically significant, having once been a tavern that George Washington visited, and you are welcome to look around and enjoy the history and beauty around you. 

Please contact John Gonano for more information. 

Back Creek Bend Farm, John Gonano. (304) 582-9357. Hedgesville, WV.
E-mail: jgonano@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.grassfedbeefwv.com

Deer Run Sheep Farm is located in the Potomac Highlands of eastern West Virginia. We specialize in hardy, easy-care sheep with beautiful fleeces.

We raise our sheep as kindly and naturally as possible, using no growth hormones or antibiotics. The sheep have free access to a barn, but prefer to spend most of their time in the pastures, either grazing or dozing under the trees in the fresh West Virginia mountain air. We sell fiber from our sheep, as well as grass-fed lamb. Visitor welcome.

We have a limited number of pasture raised lambs available each summer. Please contact us for more info.

Deer Run Sheep Farm, Martha McGrath, HC 72, Box 14D Lough Road, Franklin WV 26807. (304) 358-2239.
E-mail: deerun@mountain.net. Website: http://www.deerrunsheepfarm.com.

Hillyrock Farm is a small family farm that direct-markets its natural, grass finished beef in the form of:

• “Hillyrock Steerburger” ground beef of the whole animal, including 60% of the prime cuts, and
• Freezer Beef: whole, side and split side of beef that families store in their freezer for year-round meals.

Hillyrock Farm is operated by Bob and Diane Browning with support and guidance from master farmer and neighbor, Ralph Warren, Jr. Hillyrock is located in a savannah in the Greenbrier Valley—the high and lush valley in the Allegheny Mountain range of West Virginia—on grassland that is rich in minerals and fed with a mountain spring. The farm has been in operation for over 200 years and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Our farm practices for grass finishing cattle rely on long-standing best practices as well as on adaption to current and tested agricultural science; fortunately the two most often are the same. Our cattle are free of growth hormones, antibiotics and are raised and fattened on grass. We process our meat at a family run abattoir that is WV Dept. of Agriculture and USDA inspected.

We make weekly deliveries to Charleston, May-October, and bi-weekly deliveries November-April.

Hillyrock Farm, Bob and Diane Browning, HC 34, Box 353 Savannah Lane, Lewisburg WV  24901. (304) 497-2748.
E-mail: hillyrock@frontiernet.net. Website: http://www.hillyrock.com.

Mike Pierson Farm is a small, family-owned farm which has been in our family since 1891. We raise Angus cross cattle that are grazed on mountain top grasses in central West Virginia.

We raise healthy, grass-fed beef using no growth hormones or low-level antibiotics. We use rotational grazing and harvest our own hay. We sell both petite beef (less than one year old) and grass finished beef (about 18 months old), both of which are very lean.

We sell mainly sides and whole beef and occasionally lean hamburger.

Our beef is processed in a local, state-inspected facility. The beef is aged 14 days, cut to customer specifications, vacuum sealed, and then frozen.

Your beef order can be picked up at the processor or our farm, or can be delivered within a 150-mile radius for a fee.

Mike Pierson Farm, Mike Pierson, 2709 Blue Knob Road, Maysei WV  25133. (304) 587-2318.
E-mail: jmpierson77@hotmail.com.

Misty Mountain Farm is 160 acres of rolling hills in Calhoun County, WV. Purchased as a 100-year-old rundown homestead, we are slowly restoring our land naturally. Through rotational grazing of our Dexter cattle, goats, and pastured chickens and turkeys, we hope to bring balance and fertility back to our pastures.

Broilers are available beginning in June and until early fall. A limited number of turkeys are raised for Thanksgiving. Though we are still in the herd building stage for our Dexter cattle, grass fed beef and registered stock is occasionally available.

Since we are a small and still growing farm, we advise you to call or e-mail to see what we have currently available, or to schedule a visit. We invite you to come grow with us!

Misty Mountain Farm, Michael and Diana Austin, 5293 Left Fork Creek Road, Grantsville WV  26147. (304) 354-9001.
E-mail: mistymtfarm@hughes.net. Website: http://www.mistymtfarm.com

Mon Valley Farms, LLC is a small group of family farmers that have come together to sell all natural beef from the Mon River Valley area. We have chosen not to use any added growth-stimulating hormones or antibiotics, so you and your family can enjoy beef that is free from chemical residues.

Our livestock are pasture-raised on nutritious grasses, hay, and their mother's milk, and harvested at a younger "petite" age. This allows you to enjoy smaller, high quality cuts that are naturally lower in fat. Our beef is processed in a local USDA inspected plant and comes to you quick-frozen and vacuum-packed in heavy plastic to ensure your dining pleasure while at the same time having an excellent storage life.

We are also proud that we have adopted low impact, sustainable farming practices—like streamside fencing and rotational grazing. While Mon Valley Farms, LLC is raising top quality beef, we are also raising a more positive outlook for farm families who want to maintain their rural life style and economic viability.

Mon Valley Farms, LLC, Dave Eddy or Gordon Lawson, 37 Hidden Valley Road, Morgantown WV  26501.
E-mail: monvalleyfarms@adelphia.net  Website: http://www.monvalleyfarms.com

Parting Ridge Farm is a small, family owned farm located on both sides of the WV/VA border, a little over two hours from WDC. Our farm has been in the family over 100 years. We provide grassfed beef and lamb for pickup in the fall at our processor in Harrisonburg, VA (near I-81).

Our Angus beef is sold by the front quarter, hind quarter, or half.
Lamb orders requiring Halal food standards are welcome. All orders are custom cut and wrapped, then frozen.

As grassfarmers, we believe in sustainable agriculture, low-impact farming, streamside fencing, and rotational grazing. We have been providing meat direct to the consumer for over twenty years. We use no growth hormones or routine antibiotics. Our cattle are raised gently, at the foot of a mountain in lush, green, chemical-free meadows rich with nature. Our lambs are raised on a separate local farm with the same practices.

We are now accepting orders for pickup in the fall. Please visit our website for pricing and more information.

Parting Ridge Farm, Kent and Lisa Shipe, 2655 Crab Run Road, Mathias, WV  26812. (304) 897-5136.
E-mail: grassfedwv@hardynet.com. Website: http://www.grassfedwv.com.

Ridge View Farm, located near Parkersburg, WV on the Ohio border, provides natural grass-finished beef and veal (pasture raised). The animals eat forage and our own hay and are never given growth hormones or processed feeds.

Our farm is a WV Grasslands Demonstration Farm, managed organically using management intensive grazing practices. We operate under a soil conservation plan and a forest stewardship plan. We welcome visitors and have hosted many grazing events and field days.

The cattle are Murray Grey breed from Australia. They have an excellent calm personality and are known for their ability to provide quality meat on grass. Murray Greys have won the Australian taste test trial 8 out of the past 10 years.

We sell packaged frozen beef—85% lean burger by the pound, steaks, roasts, and liver. We also sell bulk beef and veal. We have retail and commercial food licenses and on the farm freezer storage. The meat is delivered in the Parkersburg WV area or may be picked up at the farm. Call for an appointment.

Ridge View Farm, Suzanne or James Dietz, 1260 Keller Lane, Williamstown WV 26187. (304) 375-4989.
E-mail: wvridgeviewfarm@hughes.net.

Sarver Heritage Farm was established in 1951 on 250 acres of beautiful rolling hills in the Organ Cave area of WV. Current stewards Robert & Jewell Doering are the third generation of Sarvers to raise beef cattle on this land. Our Farmland Preservation Easement assures we won't be the last.

Our cattle are born, raised and finished here. We can tell you how each of our animals have spent their entire lives. They eat only grass, either from pasture or our own grass hay. We practice rotational grazing to maintain fertile, lush pastures, working closely with USDA and NRCS to assure the health of the land as well as the cattle.
 
We treat our cattle humanely and with respect. Many actually enjoy (demand) a good scratching when we check on them daily. With pastures ranging from 10 to 50 acres, they have plenty of room to move about and do what they do best. They receive no hormones, no fed antibiotics nor any supplement other than access to free choice trace mineral salt. They are harvested at 18 to 29 months of age, providing tender and full flavored beef.

Our goal is to produce the highest quality natural beef while being competitive with the grocer's meat counter prices. We feel that natural, healthy, safe food should cost less when purchased directly from the farmer.

Our beef is processed at a small, family-owned USDA certified and Animal Welfare Approved facility, where it is dry aged for 21 days before being cut, vacuum packed and frozen.

We sell individual cuts, split sides, sides and whole beef. Our steaks are cut 1.5" thick; cuts and ground beef are available at the farm year 'round.  We prefer to sell locally and offer free delivery (up to 50 miles on split sides or more).

Sarver Heritage Farm, Robert & Jewell Doering, 3220 Seneca Trail South, RR2 Box 285, Ronceverte WV 24970. (304) 647-5482.
E-mail: info@sarverheritagefarm.com. Website: http://www.sarverheritagefarm.com.

Shagbark Mountain Cattle is two farms located in Circleville and Petersburg, WV. We raise Black Angus and Simental cattle on over 200 acres of clover, broome and orchard grass—naturally without hormones or chemical fertilizers. Our mountain cattle are raised from birth to processing on our farm. We market our grass-fed beef from our office in Maryland, across the river from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Our meat is processed in a small family-run butcher shop that has been in business since the 1800s. The meat is USDA inspected and vacuum packed for freshness and freezer life. Paper wrapped is available upon request.

We offer whole beef at $3.00/lb., half-beef at $3.25/lb., and one-quarter beef (split-side) at $3.75/lb, based on hanging weight, cut to your specifications. This price includes processing. E-mail us for order form. Limited supply available year round.

We are now offering pastured poultry. We are taking orders for Cornish X chickens. The birds are between 6-7 pounds and sell for $12.50 per bird. They are vacuum packed and frozen for pick-up.

Please call or e-mail us with any questions or for more information.

Shagbark Mountain Cattle, John or Laura Sexton, 2725 Kaetzel Road, Knoxville MD 21758. (301) 834-9808.
E-mail: pvplumbing@truevine.net.

Swift Level's rolling 152 acres are located just outside of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County. Family farming in southern WV since 1843, we have a love of land and animals.

Our Angus steers are born "across the fence" on our neighbor's farm where we watch them grow and play with their herd on free pasture grazing and hay. They come "through the gate" to us at 10–12 months of age where we finish them on the same familiar grasses until they have naturally matured to their individual finished weight, between 20–27 months. The steers move about freely on well managed pastures, have abundant flowing clean spring water, and are supplemented only with organic kelp and necessary supported minerals for balanced health. Thoughtful and wise animal husbandry practices insure our animals have the best life we can offer them. We are in compliance with a USDA/NRCS organic land certification program. All streams,springs and woodlands are protected.

We use a small, family run USDA, Animal Welfare Approved abattoir. It is vitally important to us that slaughter is done thoughtfully and carefully. Our beef dry-hangs for a minimum of 30 days. All packaging is vacuum sealed. Tag numbers are imprinted to trace each package of beef from birth to consumer. This delicious beef sells by the cut, no order too small or too large!  We process year round and ship direct all over the country.

To order: Please visit our website for cut and price listing, updated weekly

Swift Level, Jennifer Jones, RR 02 Box 269 Herns Mill Road, Lewisburg WV  24901. (304) 661-6777.
E-mail: swiftlevel@earthlink.net. Website: http://www.theswiftlevel.com.

The Watts Farm is located in Gandeeville, West Virginia  on a 100-acre farm free from pollution of any kind—just clean air and natural spring water. 

We offer our Natural grass fed/finished VEAL Beef animals to anyone that appreciates natural food. Contact me in advance so I can prepare for your order (Spring for Fall delivery). I sell by the whole animal by weight and you decide how you want it prepared. Shipping is extra, but you can pick it up if you desire.

HOW DO WE DO THIS;

• We protect our streams and other natural water sources.
• We manage the grazing pattern of our animals to enhance the growth of the pasture, the health of the land, and the nutritional value of our products.
• In winter, we feed the animals stored grasses. 
• We do not confine our animals. 
• Only natural organic practices are used here.
• We only provide quality natural grass fed animals for consumption.

Watts Farm, Mike Watts, 990 Vicars Ridge, Gandeeville WV 25243. (304) 577-9389.
E-mail: mikewatts@hughes.net.

Weed Knob Farm is a small family farm in the Mid-Ohio Valley of West Virginia. We produce Beyond Organic poultry (Blue Slate Turkeys, Barred Rock Fryers and Cornish X Broilers) and eggs entirely on pasture and only supplement with OMRI certified supplements.

We also raise a heritage flock of goats and seasonally offer goat meat and goat dairy products. Free-range, all milk-fed Duroc pork is also available.

Weed Knob farm, Peter Lizon, RR 1 Box 213, Le Roy WV  25252.
E-mail: farm@weedknob.com. Website: http://www.weedknob.com.

West Wind Farm produces grass-finished MOUNTAIN PASTURED BEEF. Our beautiful mountain farm is located near Grassy Meadows in Greenbrier County, WV. We market our beef in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Our Black Angus steers are finished for 5-6 months on our farm's rich grass and clover pastures, supplemented only with a natural kelp mineral mix. We feed no hormones, antibiotics, steroids, animal byproducts, GM feeds, or grain. We lead the animals to fresh pastures every one to three days. We do not send them to feedlots. Our steers are processed by a respected, family-owned, custom slaughterhouse in Lewisberg, WV. We believe in managing our animals gently and our pastures organically, for the optimum health of our environment, our animals, and our consumers.

In winter and spring, MOUNTAIN PASTURED BEEF is available in 10–12 lb. mixed-cut sampler packets and/or 2 lb. (8 patties) hamburger packs. In summer we invite advance orders for custom-butchered halves or split halves (quarters) for fall delivery. All our meat is USDA inspected, aged for at least 2 weeks, and flash frozen.

For ordering details, see our West Wind Farm website: http://www.holdridge.org/wwf or contact Martha Holdridge:
E-mail martha@holdridge.org; Telephone (301) 229-2813.