A new litter of Maremma Sheepdog puppies was born here at the farm on February 15 — 3 males and 2 females. Maremmas are an amazing livestock guardian dog that we have working on the farm. They protect our goats, chickens, pigs, and cows. For more information about this amazing dog or to purchase a […]
We are thrilled to announce that Jesse Marshall Crowe’s great niece, Mary Fahringer, will be joining the Old Crowe Farm as our very first Intern! To have a Crowe family member work on this historic farm makes this milestone all the more special for us. We are sooooo excited! Mary will be working all aspects […]
Our new farm sign went up today with the help of Justin Eubank of Signs & Designs (in Clarksville) just in time for our open house next weekend. After years of dreaming about what to do with the 32-acres, buildings, and house we call home, our dream is one step closer to coming true. Old […]
The High Grass Band will perform at the Old Crowe Farm Grand Opening on August 22 starting at 12:30 p.m. They are a traditional bluegrass band that has been performing for years around the southern Virginia region. Come out to the Old Crowe Farm and hear their music, take a farm tour, snack on some […]
In collaboration with Virginia Association for Biological Farming and Virginia State University, buckwheat field trials are now underway on four farms. A field tour at Old Crowe Farm in Red Oak is planned for August 22 at 4 p.m. In addition to the buckwheat cover crop plots, farmers can see all the elements of a […]
We are happy to announce our Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony has been scheduled for Saturday, August 22 at 1PM. Come check out the farm, our rare heritage livestock, and enjoy live music and refreshments under the canopy of our USDA certified organic pecan orchard. We will also have a drawing for door prizes. […]
Thanks to years of ZERO synthetic fertilizer, lots of mulch, and an abundance of rain this year we have a bumper crop of blackberries. We have already picked over 25 pounds of these plump gems in just 4 days. We planted an additional 50-foot row of plants this year and will do the same next […]
After years of preparing the soil we finally broke ground on our new blueberry orchard. We purchased 48 blueberry plants, selecting four varieties based on the recommendation from our local extension agent, Bob Jones. We are planting in four rows that are 5 feet wide and 80 feet long. Coleman Legacy ONeil Powderblue Each plant […]
Our Gloucestershire Old Spot sow (“Spot”) farrowed 10 piglets yesterday morning. At sundown she was peacefully nursing her piglets. This morning we arose at 5:30am to find that she had died in the night from a prolapsed uterus. We are heartbroken as we really loved Spot and have raised her since she was a month […]
On March 17, 2015 after the evening feeding, Old Crowe Farm’s PEONY gave birth to 10 very healthy and robust piglets… 8 females and 2 males. Within minutes following birth a piglet will begin what is called “teat sampling” where they move from teat to teat. This video shows the two piglets on the right […]
