MCNEIL VALLEY FARMS IS A SMALL-SCALE FAMILY FARM LOCATED IN BEAUTIFUL OWEN COUNTY INDIANA. WE OWN AND WORK THE FARM TOGETHER WITH OUR SIX CHILDREN AND OUR EXTENDED FAMILY. MCNEIL VALLEY FARMS GOT ITS NAME FROM THE VALLEY WE LIVE IN AND THE NUMEROUS MCNEILS THAT HAVE LIVED TOGETHER IN THE VALLEY FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
ANDREW AND I PURCHASED OUR FARM IN 2005 WHEN A HOUSE AND SOME LAND CAME UP FOR SALE JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM HIS PARENTS. THIS OPENED UP THE DOOR FOR US TO DEVELOP OUR VISION OF A GRASS-FED/ORGANIC SHEEP BUSINESS. IN 2006 WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST BATCH OF EWES AND A RAM..... WE HAVE BEEN GROWING OUR FLOCK EVER SINCE.
THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BUSINESS IS FAMILY. FIRST OUR OWN CHILDREN- AND RAISING THEM AND GIVING THEM A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT TO GROW UP IN. WORKING THE FARM IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM, TEACHING THEM GOOD WORK ETHICS AND GIVING THEM AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE. OUR EXTENDED FAMILY IS THE OTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF OUR BUSINESS- ANDREW AND I BOTH GREW UP WITH 5 YOUNGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THEY LIVE CLOSE TO US STILL, AND WE CONSIDER THEM INVALUABLE ASSETS TO LIFE AND THE FARM. WITH THIS FOUNDATION, WE ARE BUILDING A BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES PRODUCTS OF QUALITY AND INTEGRITY THAT WILL BENEFIT OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IN ADDITION TO RAISING OUR SHEEP FOR MARKET, WE ARE DEVELOPING ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDENS, RAISING CHICKENS FOR ALL NATURAL BROWN EGGS AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET. MCNEIL VALLEY FARMS IS NOT A “CERTIFIED” ORGANIC FARM, BUT WE DO RAISE EVERYTHING ORGANICALLY- NO PESTICIDES- NO ANTIBIOTICS- NO HORMONES. OUR GRASS-FED LAMB IS DELICIOUS AND LOADED WITH HEALTHY BENEFITS. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW LIKES TO SAY THAT OUR LAMB IS “TENDER AND JUICY WITH JUST ENOUGH GRASS FLAVOR TO KEEP YOU FROM EATING YOUR YARD” ! Of course the yard part is a joke, but the tender and juicy part is true!
WE ARE LEARNING THAT GROWING A SUCCESSFUL FARM BUSINESS TAKES TIME AND GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL. IF YOU PURCHASE ANY OF OUR LAMB OR PRODUCE, WE WELCOME AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND INPUT.
ANDREW AND I PURCHASED OUR FARM IN 2005 WHEN A HOUSE AND SOME LAND CAME UP FOR SALE JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM HIS PARENTS. THIS OPENED UP THE DOOR FOR US TO DEVELOP OUR VISION OF A GRASS-FED/ORGANIC SHEEP BUSINESS. IN 2006 WE BOUGHT OUR FIRST BATCH OF EWES AND A RAM..... WE HAVE BEEN GROWING OUR FLOCK EVER SINCE.
THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BUSINESS IS FAMILY. FIRST OUR OWN CHILDREN- AND RAISING THEM AND GIVING THEM A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT TO GROW UP IN. WORKING THE FARM IS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM, TEACHING THEM GOOD WORK ETHICS AND GIVING THEM AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE. OUR EXTENDED FAMILY IS THE OTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF OUR BUSINESS- ANDREW AND I BOTH GREW UP WITH 5 YOUNGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THEY LIVE CLOSE TO US STILL, AND WE CONSIDER THEM INVALUABLE ASSETS TO LIFE AND THE FARM. WITH THIS FOUNDATION, WE ARE BUILDING A BUSINESS THAT PROVIDES PRODUCTS OF QUALITY AND INTEGRITY THAT WILL BENEFIT OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IN ADDITION TO RAISING OUR SHEEP FOR MARKET, WE ARE DEVELOPING ORGANIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDENS, RAISING CHICKENS FOR ALL NATURAL BROWN EGGS AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR LOCAL FARMER'S MARKET. MCNEIL VALLEY FARMS IS NOT A “CERTIFIED” ORGANIC FARM, BUT WE DO RAISE EVERYTHING ORGANICALLY- NO PESTICIDES- NO ANTIBIOTICS- NO HORMONES. OUR GRASS-FED LAMB IS DELICIOUS AND LOADED WITH HEALTHY BENEFITS. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW LIKES TO SAY THAT OUR LAMB IS “TENDER AND JUICY WITH JUST ENOUGH GRASS FLAVOR TO KEEP YOU FROM EATING YOUR YARD” ! Of course the yard part is a joke, but the tender and juicy part is true!
WE ARE LEARNING THAT GROWING A SUCCESSFUL FARM BUSINESS TAKES TIME AND GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL. IF YOU PURCHASE ANY OF OUR LAMB OR PRODUCE, WE WELCOME AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND INPUT.
