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Virginia Chicken Farms

The below 6 Virginia Chicken farms and ranches sell direct to consumers. Any heritage breeds, free-range or specialty services are listed next to the farm. Why buy local? Freshness, care, variety and the ability to deal directly with the person raising your livestock or poultry. This list isn't necessarily meant to be a complete listing, but more of a listing of consumer-oriented farms that focus on quality. If you are looking for a great place to buy fresh meat then stop here first. Also, please shoot me your experiences (positive or negative) or help me add any that should be listed here. To submit a request, go to the add or update a farm page or email me the information - farms(AT)tipsforBBQ.com.

State	City	Name	Contact
Virginia		Black Diamond Ranch	540-864-6692 vijuvenate.com
We are committed to producing healthy great tasting grass-fed beef. Our cattle herd is exclusively Red Devons. Arriving in America in the 17th century, the Devon's genetics have remained remarkably pure. The Red Devon genetics have been maintained from the beginning to naturally produce the highest quality beef, raised and finished on grass.
Virginia	Amelia	Elim Springs Farm 7100 Namozine Rd Amelia, VA 23002	804-931-8197 elimspringsfarm.com
Elim Springs Farm is a family owned and operated farm in central Virginia. We are pursuing a natural lifestyle raising grass-fed & finished beef, pastured poultry, pastured pork & fresh eggs. All of our animals are hormone & vaccine free. Our pastures are also natural, no pesticide use, and we rely on our animals to do the work of maintaining and improving the land.
Virginia	Amelia	Avery's Branch Farms 16923 Genito Road Amelia, VA 23002	757-651-6731 www.averysbranchfarms.com
Avery's Branch Farms is a small, multi-generational farm offering free-ranging poultry, grass-fed beef, and pastured pork. We have never used any chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides on our farm. Our animals are raised from start to finish on unadulterated pastures, and of course, are never fed antibiotics or hormones.
Virginia	Floyd	Tendergrass Farms 3313 Floyd Hwy N Floyd, VA 24091	800-929-1785 www.GrassFedBeef.org
Tendergrass Farms is a family of small farms in Virginia. Our online grass fed meats marketplace at www.GrassFedBeef.org serves as a much needed bridge between the rural and often geographically isolated family farm and you and other the quality grass fed meats fans - wherever they happen to be! We offer free shipping for orders over $199 and simple $19 flat rate shipping for smaller orders.
Virginia	South Boston	Poplar Spring Farm, LLC 1203 Hummingbird Lane, South Boston, VA 24592	(434) 476-7256 www.poplarspringfarm.com
We raise Heritage pigs called Large Black Hogs. They graze on pasture with just a supplement of grain. We raise them 100[[][%]] in the outdoors on grass and woods. No hormones, antibiotics etc. This is the real stuff!
Virginia	Staunton	Charis Eco-Farm LLC 3081 Shutterlee Mill Road, Staunton, Virginia 24401	540 886-8486 www.facebook.com
Pork on woodlot and pasture Tamworth/Duroc and Berkshire breeds. Beef are grassfed British White with some Angus and Shorthorn genetics. Scottish Blackface sheep grass fed. Boar goats, muscovy ducks, freedom ranger pastured poultry and bourbon turkeys.
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