Peaceful Pastures LLC

Entrepreneurship runs in this family! The desire to work for yourself and start your own business can be traced back many generations. Brent's grandfather immigrated from France in 1908 and homesteaded his own farm. His son, Joe, created a successful mail order/retail business. We all know that Brent inherited the business gene and is busy starting our family farm.

Abigail and Samuel are now continuing the family tradition... meet Virginia's newest farmers!

• They took left over building supplies and made a miniature sized pin (with some help from their dad)
• Both took money from their savings to pay for 10 chicks and a daily feed bill
• Every morning they pull their pin to fresh grass
• Twice each day they feed and water
• At the end of each batch, they help us process

This is what the pasture looks like after the first batch. The grass that the pins were pulled over is growing back in a much deeper, richer green. Their business helped accomplish that and they love pointing it out!

Being the children of an accounting major, they are also learning how to keep records. A column for expenses + a column for income = a really great math lesson. With their profits, they are learning to tithe, save, then spend from what they earn, which is a really great life lesson.

Our family is currently selling our packaged broilers to a farm that markets them for us, so Abigail and Samuel's chickens were sold there too. We are paid per pound. Abigail recently asked me if we would allow her and Samuel to find their own customers so they could make a higher return. See what I mean? At 9 and 7 years old, they are all about business!

Many days were spent discussing what to name their new venture. I suggested Chicken Chores, but that was turned down because it won't be okay when they add cattle (good point, big thinkers). Brent thought of a couple names that were declined as well. After much discussion, we told them to think of a name that would help their customers understand where their food is coming from.

They thought for a minute and then Abigail smiled and said, "Peaceful Pastures!" Absolutely perfect.

So if you are in the market for any pastured poulty products, be sure to call the friendly (and adorable) farmers at Peaceful Pastures. I'm sure they would love to do business with you!