Beef

Consistency in taste and tenderness

Consistency in taste and tenderness is a highest priority for us. Our beef is 100% grass fed and finished. We raise primarily the English breeds of cattle-Angus, Herefords and some Shorthorns-and crosses of these breeds. We use a managed intensive rotational grazing system with our cattle, paying close attention to our soils, the forages, livestock performance, and indicator species (earthworms, dung beetles, pollinators, etc.) which are working to build soil organic matter and improve water infiltration and soil microbial populations. We carefully select the choicest beef each week to guarantee the most satisfying eating experience for our customers.

Pork

Letting pigs express their “piggi-ness” 

Our pork is raised on pasture and fed a diet of GMO-free grains that we roast and grind right here on our farm. At any given time we have heritage breed pigs, including Berkshires, Herefords, Hampshires, Yorkshires and Blue Butts (a York/Hampshire cross which are one of our favorites) as well as Durocs which are preferred by Bon Appetit Management Company for Case Western Reserve University. Pork raised on pasture where pigs have the opportunity to express their “pigginess” have a completely different flavor-they are NOT the other white meat.

Lamb

Delicious lamb is grown on grass-look for availability very late summer/early fall

We partner with an experienced shepherd who raises Shropshires, a very meaty breed with a rich flavor.  He too follows a natural method of growing lambs on pasture by keeping in sync with their innate breeding tendencies. The lambs are grass-finished, never getting any grain which results in a delicious mild-tasting meat with a pleasant mouthfeel.

Poultry

Looking for a Thanksgiving turkey? Contact David & Joanne Yoder 330.876.0389

They’ve been working with us the past few years with our turkeys and this year are handling the whole process themselves. Same birds, same feed, same pasture-raised process. Pick up on Tuesday, November 22nd 3pm-7pm 10191 Kinsman Pymatuning (approx. 1 mile past our farm)

Growing poultry and farmers, one bird at a time

Our meat chickens and turkeys are raised by the David Yoder family (Merlin’s father, sister and stepmother.) The Yoders use Merlin’s system including his mobile brooder/chicken house. They purchase the birds, buy the GMO-free feed from us and we buy back a portion of their production.

Egg Production is handled by Ron and Amanda Brannon, a young family with five boys who live a mile up the road. They care for our hens in our mobile coop with our feed. We get delicious eggs to sell and the Brannons sell eggs to other customers as well, building working capital for their own operation. This has been a truly rewarding experience as we watch their family grow and prosper through this joint venture.