Posts by Goshen Homestead
Our Start with Roffey Cattle Company
In 2008, we got a random call at 6:30am from a retired veterinarian in deep Southwest Virginia named Dr. David Roffey. After introducing himself, he asked us if we wanted a job. At that time we had lived in Pennsylvania and ran a painting business. At first we assumed he was talking about hiring us…
Read MoreDilution is Solution
Back in 2015, My family and I started our farm business Goshen Homestead. We were already producing pasture raised poultry and free ranged eggs, and were implementing a herdshare program in Southwest Virginia as our launching product. For the 8 years prior to that, we had been milking our own jersey cow for our family…
Read MoreTrouble in Paradise
As most of you know our first product we launched this year as Goshen Homestead was our herdshare program. Herdshare programs are basically cow boarding contracts which allow people who otherwise dont have the ability, or land to take ownership of cows and benefit from them in the ways they themselves see fit. In VA…
Read MoreStarting our Apiary
We just made our first major investment for our 2016 beekeeping venture. We have the boxes, equipment and desire, just need the winter to pass so we can get the bees going. We hope to have honey next year God willing. Looking forward to the winter of learning we have ahead of us to fulfill…
Read MoreFresh, Free Range Eggs
Are you sad every time you come to market and you cant find farm fresh free range eggs? Finding it frustrating that even when trying to get there early to get what little supply is available your still going home empty handed? Goshen Homestead is about to change all of that come next market season!…
Read MoreLaunching our Herdshares
The arrival of Goshen Homestead has come! This Saturday at market we will be launching our herdshare operation and if you have any interest whatsoever of signing into a share and receiving your first delivery I need to know now of your intentions. We will only be bringing enough milk to cover those who have…
Read MoreMaking the Local Paper
Raise a Glass of Raw Milk to Herdsharing People who enjoy the benefits of drinking raw cow milk — milk that’s not been homogenized or pasteurized — soon will have the opportunity to purchase their own cow from a local Abingdon Farmers Market vendor. That’s right. A cow. Dwayne McIntyre, his wife Stacey, and their…
Read MoreWelcome to Goshen Homestead!
Goshen Homestead is finally hatching into a reality! Many of you know us as the McIntyre family of Roffey Cattle Company. We have been serving you Grassfed Beef and Grass Kickin Chicken for over 7 years at the Abingdon Farmers Market. The time has come in this great adventure we all share that our family…
Read MoreGMO’s roasting on an open fire….
For the past few days I have caught wind of a Washington Post article circulating around the social media circles. Its title, Unearthed: Thanks to science we may see the rebirth of the American Chestnut. Its sub heading, “Scientists are breeding a blight resistant variety, and its everything other GMOs aren’t.” I have seen a…
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