Ararat Farm

Jonesville, VA

Ararat Farm in Jonesville, in far southwest Virginia, raises grassfed and grass-finished beef and bison alongside pastured pork and pastured chicken, sold through its online farm store.

Bean Hollow Grassfed

Flint Hill, VA

For thirty years and three generations, the family behind Bean Hollow Grassfed has run sheep and cattle on Over Jordan Farm in the Blue Ridge foothills of Flint Hill, Rappahannock County — grassfed beef and lamb and pastured pork, farmed as a tool against global warming through pastures that capture carbon. Shop the farm store or online, and schedule a day visit or campsite stay.

Black Diamond Ranch, LLC

New Castle, VA

Black Diamond Ranch is a family-owned cattle ranch in Maggie, Craig County — surrounded by national forest in Virginia's Western Highlands, between Seven Mile Mountain and Johns Creek Mountain — producing all-natural, grass-fed and finished beef since 2009. More than 120 ranch acres plus 200 leased hay acres serve Blacksburg, Roanoke, and surrounding areas, with visits by appointment.

Day Spring Farm

Middleburg, VA

Day Spring Farm began when one family decided to heal and nourish themselves with chemical-free food — then friends wanted in, and the "farm-ily" was born. The farm offers grass-fed and finished beef, pasture-raised pork, poultry, and eggs, vegetables, raw milk, and herbal shares, all grown in harmony with nature without chemicals, GMOs, or soy.

Dragonfly Farms

Louisa, VA

Dragonfly Farms has produced 100% grassfed, grass-finished, dry-aged beef in Louisa, central Virginia since 2007 — planned rotational grazing, low-stress humane handling, and never any grain, sprays, GMOs, hormones, or antibiotics, serving Richmond, Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg. The farm also sells live cattle and shares its regenerative expertise through workshops, farm tours, and consulting on grazing planning and soil health.

Earth's Echo Farm

Fredericksburg, VA

Earth's Echo Farm is a small family farm five miles from downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia — "your clean protein connection" for grass-fed and finished beef, forest-raised pork, and pasture-raised chicken and eggs. Hens move weekly onto fresh pasture with certified non-GMO, herbicide- and pesticide-free feed, and a limited bulk beef program rewards early birds.

Longbottom Farm, LLC

Scottsville, VA

Longbottom Farm in Scottsville, 20 minutes south of Charlottesville, raises 100% grass-fed and finished beef, woodland pork from hogs that roam pasture and forest, and pastured eggs — "it tastes right because it's raised right." Order online for Pasture to Porch home delivery or pick up at the farm seven days a week, with small-batch Charlottesville-roasted coffee and farm-raised raw pet food on the side.

Long Stone Farm

Lovettsville, VA

Long Stone Farm in Lovettsville, Loudoun County raises pasture-raised meat and eggs with sustainable, regenerative practices strong enough to win Virginia's 2023 Clean Water Farm Grand Basin Award for the Potomac River Basin. The Wisch family sells through the daily on-farm store, the seasonal Route 9 Market (with farm wines and ciders), EatLoCo farmers markets in Ashburn and Reston, and custom-cut pork and beef shares that book out by waitlist.

Moving Meadows Farm

Culpeper, VA

Moving Meadows Farm is the Hudson family's Culpeper, Virginia operation (est. 2011), named for its management technique — animals move to fresh paddocks daily, building topsoil while producing grass-fed and finished beef, pastured chicken, and farm-fresh eggs on 270 managed acres. Shop the Tuesday-Wednesday farm store, the Saturday Culpeper Farmers' Market, or order beef quarters online, with Farmer Wally available for grazing consults.

Ravens Ridge Farm

Ravens Ridge Micro Farm, founded in 2022 by Tylir and Joshua Russ, nestles in the Shenandoah Mountains of Stanardsville, Virginia — a woman- and disabled-owned haven of ethical practices producing wholesome eggs and meat from livestock raised with love and respect. The regenerative, organically grown garden, native plant cultivation, and plant medicine work all feed a community-centered mission of giving back over profit.

Six Days Farm

Six Days Farm produces 100% grass-fed and finished beef, pastured pork, and a grass-based raw dairy herdshare in central Virginia — always antibiotic, hormone, and chemical free, raised with regenerative methods that improve the land. Herdshare milk delivers weekly to Forest, Lynchburg, Elon, Amherst, and Bedford, and the farm store offers home delivery, on-farm pickup, and drop locations.

Sylvanaqua Farms

Colonial Beach, VA

Sylvanaqua Farms now sells through Blackbird, a farming cooperative delivering pasture-raised chicken and eggs from its member farms plus pasture-raised beef from Monrovia Farm in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The co-op serves the DMV, Baltimore, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville areas — members get 15% off and free delivery, because farming is more fun with friends.

Truman Hill Farm

Hardy, VA

Truman Hill Farm in Hardy, Virginia has been in the same family since the 1800s — evolving from tobacco to orchards and brandy distilling to timber and, since 2009, 100% grass-fed and finished Black Angus and Hereford beef, dry-aged and locally processed on chemical-free pastures. A permanent conservation easement and sustainable timber awards back the farm's stewardship, with pickup points across the Roanoke Valley and home delivery, plus local pork.

Whiffletree Farm

Warrenton, VA

The Straight family has run Whiffletree Farm in Warrenton, Virginia since 2009, raising chicken, pork, beef, turkey, lamb, and eggs with earth-conscious practices — sold at the on-farm store six days a week, through 23 local pickup locations, whole and half animals, and even laying hen adoptions. Poultry-processing workshops, internships, a food bank donation program, and vacation stays at the historic Manor House guest home round out the mission.

Willow Hill Farms and Beef

Willow Hill Farms is a family-owned operation in Caroline County, Virginia raising grass-fed, grain-finished beef from pasture to plate — whole, half, and quarter shares to stock the season, or individual cuts for tonight's dinner. It's about connection to the land, respect for nature, and a true labor of love.