Farm
Rooster Dirt Farm
Rooster Dirt Farm is a regenerative multi-species meat operation in the Appalachian region (farmers markets in Leesburg VA, Shepherdstown WV, McConnellsburg PA). Mangalitsa pork (acorn-finished heritage breed), pasture-raised soy-free non-GMO chicken, grass-fed beef, eggs, and mushrooms; chemical-free production on diverse mountain pastures.
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Rooster Dirt Farm is a pasture-raised multi-species meat operation working across the Appalachian region, with farmers-market presence in Leesburg, VA; Shepherdstown, WV; and McConnellsburg, PA. The lineup includes Mangalitsa pork (acorn-finished on woodlot mast), pasture-raised non-GMO + soy-free chicken, [[grass-fed|grass-fed beef]], farm-fresh eggs, and mushrooms — all raised on diverse, forage-rich mountain pastures under regenerative practice. The farm positions itself explicitly as an alternative to industrial meat: ethical husbandry, chemical-free production, and natural animal diets.
Why it’s listed
Three substantive filters. Heritage breed + acorn-finishing: Mangalitsa is a rare lard-pig breed whose acorn-finishing on woodlot mast is a centuries-old silvopasture pattern that industrial pork wholly abandoned. Soy-free, non-GMO chicken feed: even within the pasture-raised category, most chickens are still fed corn-soy mixes; soy-free is a meaningful step up. Regenerative multi-species rotation across mountain pastures is the management framework that turns livestock into a soil-builder rather than a soil-miner.
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- Instance of: [[livestock-farm]] · [[mushroom-farm]]
- Member of: [[farm]]
- Contained by: [[shenandoah-valley]]
- Practices: [[regenerative-agriculture]] · [[soy-free-non-gmo-feed]]
- Preserves: [[mangalitsa-pigs]]
Sources
- Rooster Dirt Farm website
- OpenStreetMap entry
Related concepts: [[farm]], [[regenerative-agriculture]], [[mangalitsa-pigs]], [[heritage-livestock-breeds]].
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