Food That Doesn’t Cost the Earth®
Our Products
We offer some of the tastiest half- and whole-animal shares of beef and pork in the entire Piedmont. All of our meat is processed in the area’s only Certified Humane® abattoir and is additionally Certified Organic, Predator Friendly, Sustainably Grown, and Local.
Raw Local Honey
Ayrshire Farm has its own apiary, where hard-working bees produce raw honey using farm-fresh flowers and fruit trees. We’re proud to share the fruits of their labor whenever availability allows. Purchase in person at Hunter’s Head Tavern and Locke’s Mill or add a jar to your Meat Box order.
We grind naturally delicious Certified Organic heritage grains like it was done over 200 years ago at Locke’s Mill, our historic gristmill on the Shenandoah River in Clarke County. Stone-ground grains have a more robust flavor and offer additional health benefits compared to commercial grains.
A mix of grass clippings, straw, hay, and fine wood shavings is combined with food waste and kitchen scraps from Hunter’s Head Tavern, as well as cow, horse, and poultry manure, to create an organic compost that is excellent in a wide of applications — from flower gardens to commercial landscaping.
PURCHASING IN PERSON
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Meat Box: Farm Pick-Up
An Ayrshire Farm Meat Box is the best way to experience all we offer. Pre-order a convenient bundle of humanely raised beef and pork (optionally), and we’ll have everything waiting for you to pick up at the farm. The Meat Box Pick-Up Day is held once per month on the second Saturday. Meat Box customers also get access to add-on items like chicken, eggs, extra steaks, and sausages on Pick-Up Day.
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Hunter’s Head Tavern
Ayrshire Farm beef, pork, chicken, eggs, turkey, and Certified Humane® veal are prepared with care at Hunter’s Head Tavern, our 18th-century British-style gastropub just 3 miles down the road in Upperville, VA. Dine on farm-fresh classics like Heritage Beef Burgers, Dry-Aged Steaks, Chicken Pot Pie, and so much more. Farm-fresh eggs, raw honey, farm swag, and Locke’s Mill products are also for sale.
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Retail Partners
We’re proud to offer Ayrshire Farm frozen meats at these farm stores in Northern Virginia:
Mackintosh Fruit Farm: Website | Directions
Oak Hart Farm: Website | Directions
Patti’s Place: Website | Directions
Willowsford Farm: Website | Directions
Livestock Shares
Fill your freezer with pasture-raised Certified Humane®, Organic and Predator-Friendly heritage breed meat, custom processed at our abattoir to your specifications.
Beef
We offer two varieties of Heritage Breed beef cattle: Ancient White Park and the famed Scottish Highland breeds. All Ayrshire beef is Certified Humane®, Certified Organic, sustainably raised, and Predator Friendly. Our beef is grass fed and grain finished and dry-aged before processing to ensure the highest quality flavors in the Piedmont.
Pork
Ayrshire Farm has a robust operation of heritage-breed Gloucestershire Old Spot hogs. Our pigs are raised in rotating forested pastures that provide shade and protection as well as foraging opportunities. They also enjoy supplemental grain to complete a full and balanced diet. All of our pork is Certified Humane®, Certified Organic, sustainable, and Predator Friendly.
Questions about livestock shares? Email us at info@ayrshirefarm.com
HOLIDAY SPECIALS
Get humane for the holidays with happy and healthy meats from Ayrshire Farm.
Our Broad Breasted Bronze turkeys feature an ideal ratio of light to dark meat and a flavor that’s unmatched by commercial birds.
Available for Thanksgiving and Christmas
We smoke and cure our Gloucestershire Old Spot hams ourselves, so all you have to do on the big day is heat and serve.
Available for Christmas
Clean Dirt™ Organic Compost
Ayrshire Farm’s nutrient-rich stable compost is a natural byproduct of our commitment to sustainable farming. Made from manure, grass clippings, straw, and wood shavings, it maintains an optimal 20:1 carbon-to-nitrogen ratio.
Produced in compliance with the National Organic Program, it is safe for use in organic vegetable gardens and landscaping both before and during harvest.
Want to know more? Read about our composting process here.
How to Purchase Compost
Price: $35 per cubic yard
Pickup: Available by the truckload at Ayrshire Farm, Upperville, VA
Delivery: Available upon request; fees vary by location
To Order: Schedule pickup or delivery by calling (540) 592-7018 or emailing info@ayrshirefarm.com.
FROM OUR MILL
Naturally Delicious Heritage Grains
We grind a variety of corn and heritage grains at historic Locke’s Mill, our USDA Certified Organic gristmill in Clarke County, VA.
Locke’s Mill grains, flours, and baking mixes are available for sale at the mill, as well as online for nationwide shipping. The mill is open for tours and sales on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March through November.