The best farm shops in the USA
4.7 from 30,352 reviews across 15 farms
Farm stands and shops across the states, ranked by their visitors. 15 farms made the list.
4.7 from 30,352 reviews across 15 farms
Farm stands and shops across the states, ranked by their visitors. 15 farms made the list.
Seven SonsMeat · Roanoke, Indiana4.9 (4499 reviews)Seven Sons is a family farm at Roanoke, Indiana that grew from a family health crisis into a large regenerative, pasture based operation. The beef herd is never fed grain, living on grass and forages grown without synthetic fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides. Chickens move to fresh pasture daily for a diet of grass, legumes, wildflowers and insects, and the heritage breed hogs live in open fields with mud wallows, never in crates, cages or feedlots.
All the animals are raised free from drugs, antibiotics, hormones and GMOs. Meat is sold through the farm's online store, and the farm store is open Monday to Saturday.Rich Farm Ice Cream ShopFarm shop · Oxford, Connecticut4.8 (2235 reviews)Rich Farm Ice Cream began on July 3, 1994, when David and Dawn Rich opened an ice cream shop on the family dairy farm in Oxford, Connecticut. The farm goes back five generations to Raffaele Ajello, who founded it on Great Hill in Seymour; his son Thomas moved it to 100 acres in Oxford in 1950, and grandsons Don and Dave Rich took over the dairy in the early seventies and continue to operate the farm today.
All of the ice cream is made daily on the farm using an all natural mix with no corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, growth hormones, polysorbates or phosphates. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture honoured the family for running a Dairy Farm of Distinction for beauty and high quality milk, an honour that still stands. The Oxford shop is open seven days a week, with sister shops in Bristol and Middlefield and a franchise in Placentia, California.Klein FarmsRaw milk & eggs · Easton, Pennsylvania4.8 (2129 reviews)Klein Farms is a family owned dairy farm in Forks Township, Pennsylvania, in business since 1935. Layne and Beth Klein, third generation farmers on the property, milk the herd and process the milk on site, and visitors can book a farm tour to get a closer look at the animals.
The dairy store opens every day from 8am to 7pm, selling raw milk, fresh mozzarella and ricotta, aged cheeses and spreads, Greek style yoghurt and their drinkable Smoogurt, plus brown eggs, beef, pork, bacon, baked goods and seasonal produce. Homemade ice cream is served daily from 11am, and chicken is available if you call ahead.
Miller's Bio FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Quarryville, Pennsylvania4.9 (1512 reviews)Miller's Bio Farm produces raw A2 cow dairy and truly pastured meat at Quarryville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, working as a cooperative network of small farms that share the same standards. The cow milk and beef are 100% grass fed, the dairy herd is genetically tested A2, and the animals are raised humanely on pasture with no GMOs, antibiotics or hormones, on regeneratively farmed land.
The range runs from raw cow, goat and buffalo dairy, cheese and pastured eggs to grass fed beef, woodland pork, pastured chicken and turkey, wild caught seafood, raw honey and pantry staples. You order online, then choose home delivery or collection from one of their pickup locations.
Clark's Elioak FarmFarm shop · Ellicott City, Maryland4.5 (2641 reviews)Clark's Elioak Farm is a seventh generation family farm on 540 acres in Howard County, Maryland, where the Clark family has farmed since 1797. Vegetables and herbs are raised without synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides or fertilisers, with cover crops and crop rotation keeping the soil fertile, and the whole farm is held in county or state farmland preservation.
In summer the roadside produce stand on Clarksville Pike sells the farm's seasonal vegetables and herbs, and a cut your own flower field offers zinnias, celosia, strawflowers and sunflowers. There is a CSA for regulars, and the family runs a petting farm on the same land.
Alstede FarmMeat · Chester, New Jersey4.2 (4587 reviews)Alstede Farms is a family farm in Chester, New Jersey, growing a huge range of fruit, vegetables and flowers with certified organic and sustainable practices. It is as much a day out as a shop, with pick your own fields through the seasons, from strawberries and peaches to apples and pumpkins, plus a sunflower trail, hayrides and farm animals to meet.
The farm store sells their own harvest alongside meats, homemade ice cream, home baked pies, apple cider and local honey, and you can shop online or join the CSA for a weekly share of freshly picked produce. There are also farmers market stands at Chester and Bridgewater.
Cook FarmRaw milk & meat · Hadley, Massachusetts4.8 (1555 reviews)Cook Farm is a dairy farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, home to a herd of Jersey cows and the Flayvors ice cream business. The farm sells raw milk free of artificial growth hormones, additives and antibiotics, bottled on the farm under Massachusetts state law and sold only at the farm itself.
Milk is bottled on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and available to buy every day, and first time buyers need to sign a waiver. If you want more than 3 gallons, call or email ahead of bottling day. The farm store also sells ice cream, ice cream cakes and meat, plus yoghurt and kefir cultures and cheesemaking supplies for making your own dairy at home.
Orr's Farm MarketFarm shop · Martinsburg, West Virginia4.8 (1441 reviews)Orr's Farm Market is the Orr family's fruit and vegetable farm at Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a second market at Shenandoah Junction. The family grows its own fruit, garden produce and flowers, and the farm doubles as a day out, with pick your own berries and blooms in season, a barnyard full of animals, school field trips and live bluegrass and barbecue days.
The market sells the farm's fresh produce alongside pies and baked goods from the bakery, groceries and gift baskets, with apples and gifts that can be shipped. Regulars can join the CSA programme for a share of the harvest, and pick your own runs as each crop comes ripe.
Tinez FarmsRaw milk, meat & eggs · Miami, Florida4.7 (1481 reviews)Tinez Farms is a farm in Miami, Florida that grows without pesticides and throws its gates open to the community. It is as much a place to visit as a place to shop, with seasonal events through the year bringing egg hunts, farm animal encounters and activities for all ages.
Beyond the events the farm hosts field trips and a summer camp, offers a porch decorating service, and sells its produce and farm products through the online shop. Doors are open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, and closed on Monday.
Traders Point CreameryMeat · Zionsville, Indiana4.5 (1996 reviews)Traders Point Creamery is a working organic dairy farm on Moore Road in Zionsville, Indiana, on the northern edge of Indianapolis. The farm began bottling certified organic milk and selling direct to customers across central Indiana in the summer of 2003, and it says it was the first USDA certified organic farm in the state. Its herd of Brown Swiss and Jersey cows is 100 percent grassfed with no grain ever, grazing pastures sown with well cultivated grass blends, and the farm states it never uses synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics or hormones. The organic certification is verified against USDA standards by Indiana Certified Organic.
The creamery makes creamline milk, cheese and ice cream in small batches and packs them in glass bottles and jars. The farm pasteurizes its milk but does not homogenize it, so the cream rises as it naturally would, and no raw milk or raw cheese line is offered. The Farm Store is open six days a week and carries the dairy alongside organic and pastured meats and local goods such as honey, olive oil, preserves, granola and baked goods. The farm also runs The Loft restaurant, an open air dairy bar, farm tours and event venues in its historic barns.
Dutch Meadows FarmRaw milk, meat & eggs · Paradise, Pennsylvania4.9 (1056 reviews)Dutch Meadows Farm in Paradise, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has been owned by the Stoltzfus family for three generations and has farmed organically and regeneratively for over twenty years. The herd is Dutch Belted, a heritage breed, kept 100 percent grass fed for certified organic raw milk that also becomes yogurt, kefir, butter, cream and a wide range of raw milk cheeses. Beef is 100 percent grass fed and finished, and the farm raises pastured chicken, turkey, milk fed pork and mobile pasture raised eggs, never using harmful pesticides, chemicals or artificial growth hormones.
Dutch Meadows works with a close knit family of small sustainable farms, so the online store and the on farm shop also carry produce, sourdough baking, lacto fermented goods, raw honey and maple syrup from partners it names openly. The farm store on Country Lane is open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm, with home delivery and pickup points across Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Farm tours and a yearly Fun Day open the farm to visitors.
Moulton FarmFarm shop · Meredith, New Hampshire4.8 (1213 reviews)Moulton Farm has been growing food in Meredith, New Hampshire since the 1890s, at the north end of Lake Winnipesaukee in the heart of the Lakes Region. The family run farm practises sustainable agriculture, working to keep its soil rich for the generations coming after.
The farm market sells fruit and vegetables fresh from the fields, backed by a bakery turning out pies, breads, coffee cakes and whoopie pies, and a farm kitchen making soups, salads, sandwiches and ready meals. There is a garden centre with perennials, seasonal annuals and fruit trees, fresh seafood direct from Boston's fish pier from Thursday to Saturday, and seasonal fun running from the corn maze and pumpkin patch through to Christmas trees and wreaths. Open every day, 8am to 6pm.
Josh's Farmers MarketRaw milk · Mooresville, North Carolina4.7 (1352 reviews)Josh's Farmers Market in Mooresville, North Carolina, began in 1990 with two brothers selling homegrown cantaloupes on Williamson Road, and has grown into a full market open seven days a week, still family owned. Produce is picked in season and comes from growers the family know by name.
Inside you will find fresh fruit and vegetables, glass bottled milk and local cheese, a weekly rotation of Homestead Creamery ice cream flavours, seafood brought in weekly, baked goods delivered daily and even Amish and Mennonite crafted furniture. There is a coffee window too, with Mooresville's own Bean Catcher pouring espresso while you shop.
Stono Market and Tomato Shed CafeFruit & veg · Johns Island, South Carolina4.7 (1334 reviews)Stono Market and Tomato Shed Cafe sits under a canopy of live oaks on Main Road, Johns Island, on the route from US 17 to Kiawah and Seabrook Islands. It is the retail arm of the Ambrose family, who have farmed Wadmalaw Island since 1976 and shrimped local waters since 1967, and it combines a farmers market, a grocery and gift shop, and the Tomato Shed Cafe.
The produce counter runs from Lowcountry tomatoes, sweet corn and fresh herbs through fruit and vegetables brought in from further afield, with a call ahead list for bulk orders. The market carries sauces, stone ground grits, local honey, jellies and handmade goods from local makers, and the cafe serves lunch Tuesday to Saturday and supper Thursday to Saturday. The market itself is open Tuesday and Wednesday 9am to 6pm and Thursday to Saturday 9am to 9pm.
James RanchRaw milk & eggs · Durango, Colorado4.7 (1321 reviews)James Ranch is a family ranch in the Animas Valley outside Durango, Colorado, where regenerative practices guide everything raised on the land: 100% grass fed and finished beef, artisan cheeses made truly raw from the milk of their 100% grass fed Jersey cows, eggs from pastured hens, vegetables, flowers and native trees. The cattle and dairy cows are never fed grain, calving follows the grass in spring, and rotational grazing builds topsoil and outcompetes weeds.
Kay and David James raised five children here, and the family now runs seven enterprises on the ranch, from the beef and cheese to gardens, a tree farm and the James Ranch School, guided by disciplined quarterly family meetings. An onsite market sells the ranch's products alongside goods from named local farmers, and the table on the farm grill cooks with ingredients straight off the ranch. Self guided tours, live music and events welcome visitors.Rebuilding the food system, from the farm up
