Roberts Farm is a first-generation farm run by Lloyd and Tammy Roberts. He purchased this property, which luckily was once a dairy farm, which means the pasture was designed to graze cows. Lloyd is particularly fastidious about his pasture, after all, healthy soil means healthy forage means healthy cows.
In the world of cattle, breeding plays a crucial role in longterm vigor of your herd. Selecting healthy bulls, identifying good mothers ensures strong genetic lines. Raising animals requires daily supervision - Are any of the heifers pregnant? Are the mothers taking care of their calves? Raising animals is not a seasonal job, it is 365 days a year.
Spanning 200 acres of pasture and 112 acres of timberland, the farm is a testament to the symbiotic relationship between nature and nurture. Through an Agricultural Easement with the Three Rivers Land Trust, Lloyd and Tammy have secured the future of their land, safeguarding it from the encroachment of development while reaping the benefits of conservation.
Lloyd, as a first-generation farmer is painfully aware of how affordable agriculture land is quickly disappearing. This challenge does not bode well for the next generation of farmers. He is slowly trying to acquire more and more land and adding it to his farmland trust ensuring that there is farmland available for future generations.
WHAT TO DO:
Hayride at 10:30 am and 11:30 am - Visitors will be taken out to pasture to see our cattle on a hay wagon. Farming practices will be communicated (rotational grazing, Stockpiling fescue, clover pasture, novel endophyte pasture, supplement winter nutrition with un-rolling round bales, spring-fall calving, fertilizing/lime).
Meet Sideways, one of our friendliest calves. Pet and feed Sideways.
Guest Vendor Arusha Restorative Holistic - learn about the benefits of beef tallow
Bitter Sweet Fill-Flavored Lemonade!
Slider samples to taste the difference!
WHAT TO BRING:
BRING A COOLER to stock up on beef (variety of cuts available), jerky, t-shirts and hats for sale
Sunhat
Sunscreen
Comfortable shoes
LOCATION: 8301 Woods Dairy Rd., Denton, NC 27239