After four years operating on borrowed and leased land, we have purchased a 325 acre farm in Holden, Massachusetts!
As young farmers striving to grow our business, we have been challenged by the lack of one location. Moving livestock from one location to another, travelling to as many as four different locations to feed and check on our animals. It's been a labor of love, but a time consuming one. While attending 10 farmer's markets in addition to a opening a full time store at the Boston Public Market, we've found the perfect farm to call home.
The former dairy farm will provide plenty of pasture for our Black Angus Cattle and Katadhin/Dorper sheep.In addition, we are looking forward to scheduling open farm days in the spring to celebrate! We are very grateful to our customers, many of which have become friends, for supporting us throughout the years and especially during this time of exponential growth. Opening the Boston Public Market store and purchasing the farm have been long term goals that could not have been achieved without our supportive customers.
Things have come full circle for the Lilac Hedge Farm brand. We named our farm in honor of the former Lilac Hedge Dairy belonging to Donald MacKay (Ryan's grandfather) which was located in Holden for four generations. Now Lilac Hedge Farm is back in Holden with a new farm home, a place to put down roots and grow for generations.
Leased Property
Over the last four years we have been farming on many different farm properties. We borrow and lease land where to assure we have adequate pasture land as well as barn facilities for winter months and birthing.
Without the help of these farm owners we would not be where we are today. They have helped us grow into what we are today, providing us with assistance, mentorship and facilities to operate out of.
Our New Farm!!
