Tim Clarkson
Farmer
Tim was born and raised in Sarasota, grew up hunting and fishing and studied agriculture at high school. In his twenties he left a job at the county landfill to farm full time.
Grove Ladder Farm
Raw honey, raw milk
Grove Ladder Farm is a pasture based family farm in Arcadia, Florida selling raw A2 milk, 100% grass fed beef and lamb, pasture raised chicken and eggs, and forest raised pork.
Grove Ladder Farm is a family farm at Arcadia, Florida raising food on pasture, with a motto of pasture to the people.
The range runs from non GMO pasture raised eggs and chicken to 100% grass fed beef and lamb, forest raised pork and raw milk, plus mushrooms, coffee, sauerkraut and organic local vegetables.
You shop through the online farm store, then choose between several local pickup locations, local home delivery or statewide Florida shipping. Turkey pre orders open ahead of Thanksgiving, and their YouTube channel shows the farm at work.
What they sell
- Raw A2 milk
- Pasture raised eggs
- Pasture raised chicken
- Grass fed beef
- Grass fed lamb
- Forest raised pork
- Turkey
- Mushrooms
- Sauerkraut
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- Delivers locally
Meet the farm team
From the community
4.9
From 85 Google reviews
12 August 2026
Excellent high quality grass fed beef. Love the ground beef Tim sells and his customer service is top notch always answers quickly.. worth every penny.
18 June 2026
We wanted to support a local farm and were excited to source grass-fed, grass-finished beef suet from Grove Ladder Farm for skincare production. Before ordering, we called to verify product availability and details. It was somewhat difficult to reach Tim, but we eventually connected and placed an order. To their credit, the packaging was excellent. The shipment arrived well-packed with dry ice and was handled professionally. Unfortunately, the product itself was the poorest quality suet we've received from any local farm. (See attached photo: Grove Ladder Farm's "suet" is on the left, compared to suet from another local farm on the right.) We've purchased suet from roughly six different farms in the area, and this was the only order that arrived heavily mixed with meat and beef trimmings. In our estimate, 30–50% of the product consisted of attached meat rather than clean suet, making it unsuitable for our intended use in skincare production. What disappointed us most was the lack of follow-up. My wife and I made multiple attempts over several weeks to contact Tim about the issue, leaving messages that were not returned. When we finally reached him months later, he stated that the problem likely originated with the butcher and said he would look into it and call us back. We never received a follow-up, and subsequent calls went unanswered. We were dissapointed we didnt receive an apology or an offer to make it right. We understand that mistakes happen, especially with small farms, and we were prepared to give them another opportunity. However, the combination of poor product quality and the lack of communication ultimately left us very disappointed. We hope this feedback helps improve the experience for future customers.
