South Chestnut Farm

I started South Chestnut Farm in Chatham County, NC, about 7 years ago on land that has been in my family for at least four generations. Inspired by stories of successful small farms from across the country, I envisioned an opportunity to manage a 60 acre cattle farm in a sustainable and environmentally-sound manner while producing farm products for local customers. Today, we place top priority on

the health of our soil and grasses to produce eggs from pastured laying hens and 100% certified grass-fed beef from our small herd of Dexter cows. We use no growth hormones, no anti-biotics, no pesticides and no synthetic fertilizers on any of our land. We practice “managed rotational grazing” to ensure our pastures are never over grazed, are properly stocked and kept fertile by an ever-increasing amount of organic matter. To place guidelines on ourselves and to earn the confidence of our customers, we have earned certification from Animal Welfare Approved ( www.animalwelfareapproved.us) for the humane treatment of our animals, along with grass-fed certification for our beef from A Greener World (https://animalwelfareapproved.us/consumers/certified-grassfed-by-agw/)

We are currently hosting sales at The Holly Springs Farmers Market (http://www.hollyspringsnc.us/319/Farmers-Market) Saturdays from 8:30 to 12:30. We do deliver to the Raleigh/Cary/Apex areas weekly and are glad to have folks come to the farm for purchases (or just to visit) ... just call first to make sure we will be around.