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Farm, Simpson took great pride in showing off her group of animals.
“The animajs are not crowded. You know the health and habits of the animal. I know that they1 re better. I lost a lot of goats (that she had bought for breeding) in the first two years. It was disheartening.”
As with any business, there is a learning curve and she had hers.
“Then I got away from dewormers, I gave them less grain, and now these animals are beautiful creatures,” she said.
And she’s making money.
“After three years, my hogs are very profitable. I sell hundreds of pounds of Italian sausage.”
The response to the organically produced meats and eggs has been quite good* Simpson said.
“People are willing to pay a higher price, knowing that they’re feeding their families,” she declared. “This is food with no hormones, no steroids, no growth enhancers, no subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics.”
Women Farmers of Virginia sell produce at the Warrenton Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning in Old Town Warrenton. Julie Simpson can be reached at (540) 547-3582.
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