Farm
Not Just a By-Product
Smith Meadows lard is wet rendered from the fattiest parts of our grass-fed hogs in a small family operated butcher shop. Nothing is added to it: no preservatives, no chemicals. It is simply a healthy source of essential fats.
Stronger than Steel
Unlike many businesses, if we don’t have a good strategy, things don’t just become disorganized, or inefficient. They die. Suffice to say, all the king’s horses and all the kings men can’t put a dead field of eggplants together again.
Farm Day
Check with us in 2013 to purchase tickets for Farm Day 2014! In the mean time, come to our farm store. It’s open daily from 10-5.
“Farming fits into the rest of the world…
Smith Meadows’ farm manager in training, he has come to our farm through West Virginia 4H.
How Local is it?
We were mentioned in the Washington Post this week in an article called “In Winter, farmers markets turn into value (added) villages.” by Tim Carman.
Get it while it’s Hot and Delicious
We knew how delicious Smith Meadows Half Smokes would be, and now thanks to Northern Virginia Magazine so will hundreds of hungry market goers.
Eating High on the Food Chain
Each week at our farmer market stands we learn about books and articles that have led customers to Smith Meadows.
Moving the Cattle
Today the cattle were in a sweet spot to be moved to fresh pasture. With temperatures still rising into the 90′s each day, it is important to take advantage of a cool morning.
Processing Chickens
Forrest built his processing facility for chickens in 2009. It was an impressive design for such a tight spot. There are sloped cement floors that allow the mess of butchering to flow into a gravel pit.
Cooling Off in the Summer
Summer can be brutal with temperatures reaching above 90 almost every day in Virginia. It’s hard to keep cool. Luckily the cattle at Smith Meadows have many trees that offer them protection and relief …
