Welcome! Here at What The Farm, we provide local families with an affordable way to bring home food free of chemicals and hormones.
We believe you should know where your food comes from and the farming practices used to produce it.
We focus on the health and vitality of the land through regenerative farming, and our mission is simple: serve the SOIL, serve the ANIMALS, and serve the COMMUNITY!
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– The Shepherd Family – Chris, Kelly, McKenzie, Sophie, and Jack!
Oysters: The Unsung Hero Of The Sea.
Sophie and I spent a day with our friends Callie and Thomas of Steamboat Wharf Oyster Co. These guys are growing oysters in the Rappahannock River that are not only delicious but great for the environment. We had the best time and learned SOOOO much good stuff. Behind...
3 Secret Perks To Companion Planting For Successful Gardening
There are different plants which you can grow together in a garden space. If you can grow companion plants together, it will be effortless to arrange your planting space. Also, it will be helping in planning a very successful garden. Companion planting with tomato is...
How to Encourage Your Kids to Connect With Nature
Do you feel like your kids are more connected with a “screen” than anything else these days? For us, it’s gotten so much worse since COVID. Sports were canceled, School was online, and playdates were next to impossible. To make them feel a little better, screen times...
How To Save Money Buying High-Quality Beef In Bulk
If you enjoy home-cooked meals using farm-raised beef you will love buying meat in bulk. Besides being convenient to have a selection of high-quality proteins for your meals - you are saving yourself money! Just imagine being able to cook up a scrumptious meal...
How To Make My Top Secret Australian Meat Pie
Let’s talk about the Australian meat pie …. If you have ever had more than a 10-minute conversation with me, there’s a 99% chance that you have heard me mention Australia. My friend Matt continually makes fun of me for it #sorrynotsorry. Australia is where I really...
The Bread Recipe You Need To Make Next – 3 Ingredients And Only Costs 28 Cents
And just like there I mark one more thing off my grocery list, that I don’t have to make myself. I've handed over the reins to our daughter and in this article, we are sharing with you our secret 3-ingredient bread recipe. The control freak in me Many hands make light...
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