Starting tomorrow we will have freshly roasted organic coffee at the Abingdon Farmers Market! Stop on by between 10am-12pm and try a fresh delicious cup of coffee to keep you warm during your market shopping.

Although we believe two consenting adults should be allowed to do whatever they wish in the form of consuming and buying and selling food, a 3 cow exemption is a good start. Be sure to contact your state representatives and make them aware of your support for this bill.

Today marks the day we officially take on our pastured chicken operation under our own wing. You can expect the exact same quality and system that you are used to and we hope that you will feel comfortable making the transition with us.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors did not pass our resolution in support of small farmers and consumer choice. As of now it seems this issue is laid to rest but we must be diligent and steadfast if we wish to remain free. As a farmer I have exhausted my ability to defend the rights of consumers. It is the consumers themselves who must stand up to protect their own rights if they wish to keep them as this assault by big industry will surely raise its ugly head again.

Our resolution will be voted on NEXT TUESDAY, Nov. 24th at 7pm during the next Board of Supervisors meeting and NOT in January like they said on the 10th. It is imperative that we come out to this meeting in strong support of our resolution! The Washington Co. Ag Committee is trying to have ours rejected in favor of one they want passed.

The recent issue at the Washington County Board of Supervisor meeting inspired Channel 5 to do a news segment on raw milk and the 3 cow raw milk exemption submitted to the General Assembly. A great piece with some footage of us milking and a small interview.

We would like to thank everyone who came out Tuesday night and showed their support for the small family farmers and our local farmers markets. We had over 200 people come out in our support. During our counter presentation we submitted a resolution as seen below in support of our cause to the Washington County Board of Supervisors and it will be voted on in one of their January meetings.

This Tuesday, November 10th at 6:30pm the Washington County Ag Advisory Committee, backed by 23 major national and state lobbying groups, will be giving a presentation to the Washington County Board of Supervisors on the dangers of raw milk and uninspected meats...

We just made our first major investment for our 2016 beekeeping venture. We have the boxes, equipment and desire, just need the winter to pass so we can get the bees going. We hope to have honey next year God willing. Looking forward to the winter of learning we have ahead of us to fulfill the goal of having a land flowing with milk and honey

Meet our 2016 egg operation! Chicks just came in this morning. Next year we will have 150+ laying chickens to help fill the need for eggs at the Abingdon Farmers Market. Absolutely free range, absolutely no GMO feed, and 100% delicious!

The arrival of Goshen Homestead has come! This Saturday at market we will be launching our herdshare operation.

Our farm launch made the local news this week. A journalist seen a post on Facebook and was interested in our story! We are really impressed with the article.

Goshen Homestead is finally hatching into a reality! Many of you know us as the McIntyre family of Roffey Cattle Company (or more simply the chicken guy). We have been serving you Grassfed Beef and Grass Kickin Chicken for over 7 years at the Abingdon Farmers Market. The time has come in this great adventure we all share that our family is "weaning" from Roffey Cattle Company and beginning a new chapter of our journey. We look forward to this stage in our farming adventure and we hope you will join us.