• LOCALLY GROWN
    GRASS FED
    Grazed in beautiful green pastures.
    No added hormones or antibiotics
  • NATURAL MEAT PRODUCTS
    Lamb
    Pork
    Beef
    All Popular Cuts
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  • From our Family to Yours
    TRY US
    Taste our foods and you won’t buy meat from your grocery store!
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Who We Are


All our meats are grown in the beautiful Appalachian foothills of NC. We raise our own meats on our farm in Icard, NC. Our cows are allowed to graze on green pastures and are 100% grass fed.  Our chickens, turkeys, sheep and hogs also graze pastures with some added nutrition through high quality hays and feed. All our animals stay on pasture their entire lives, which ensures they taste and grow the way they are supposed to, with no added hormones or antibiotics. There is no comparison between the taste and quality of our meat compared to that of the supermarket. We invite you to visit us anytime to see how your meat is raised

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Our Mission


To help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food.

Our Products


Beef

Our Black Angus pastured, grass fed beef is tender and flavorful no matter which cut of meat you try! You will be amazed. When grass is unavailable we provide locally sourced hay (a grass) that is pesticide free.

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Pork

Duroc and Hampshire breeds crossed make the friendliest and most tasty pork. They are a lean meat naturally so all of our pork products have very little fat when cooked.

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Chicken

Hatched from eggs in an incubator and moved to a heated brooder house for 3-4 weeks. Our free range hormone free chickens spend all day grazing on grass, bugs, and high protein feed with no animal bi-products.

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Lamb

Katahdin sheep are a self-shedding sheep, so no shaving is required. These sheep do well in hot weather and are grass-fed. They are parasite resistant, have good mothering skills, and produce a mild, no aftertaste meat that appeals to people who normally don’t eat lamb.

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Specialty Meats

Coming Soon! Some specialty meats we hope to add in the future are: hot dogs, pancetta, ham & smoked bacon.

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Testimonials


Owners


Mercer Family

We began purchasing our meat in 2011 from the Wall Family. Having an increased interest in farm practices we added backyard chickens for our family in Valdese, N.C. . . .

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Wall Family

I was born and grew up on a farm in Western North Carolina.  We raised mostly Angus cows with some hogs and goats. I also sold eggs to neighbors for allowance money . . .

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Latest News


Listen to Highlands Family Farm Interview on Asap

Farmer Daniel Wall and his business partner Jon Mercer come from decidedly different backgrounds, but together with their young families they’ve started a farm that promotes their shared commitment to sustainable agriculture.

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We are certified through ASAP Connections (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project)

ASAP’s mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food. Our vision is one of strong farms, thriving local food economies, and healthy communities where farming is valued as central to our heritage and our future.

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