Aragorn Heritage Farm

03/21/2026

Welcome to the spring equinox! Incubator space for 2026 is filling up fast. 

08/15/2025

01/13/2025

2025 chick and piglet season is on the horizon. [email protected] We are starting to put together the incubator and hatching egg shipping schedules

08/26/2023

Agricultural research will help us address the climate crisis by making our food more sustainable, nutritious, and safe. Scientists and experts: tell Congress to increase agricultural research funding in the 2023 food and farm bill.

08/17/2023

American Guinea Hog piglets available

07/04/2023

I have been so busy with eggs and chicks that I may have forgotten to announce the arrival of 7 American Guinea Hog piglets. Pictures to follow. Lots of chicks this season also!

04/08/2023

03/28/2023

Myth: Brown eggs are more nutritious than white eggs.

Fact: There is no nutritional difference between white eggs and brown eggs. But it is fun to have a range of egg colors. To find out the color each chicken breed lays, see our Pick-a-Chick chart:https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/chickenchart2022.pdf

03/28/2023

If you are looking for information or resources to conserve rare heritage breeds, we offer many materials and programs to support your work. Visit our new Conservation Genetics page to get started!
https://livestockconservancy.org/resources/conservation-genetics/

01/23/2023

Seen the price of eggs lately? Raising a backyard flock of heritage breed chickens might be the best option for you! Or purchase eggs from a farmer with heritage breeds near you.

Heritage breed chickens offer variety so you can find a breed perfect for your backyard or farm. When choosing a breed, consider the following:
🐓Looking for chickens to provide eggs or meat, or both?
🐓What climate do you live in?
🐓What space do you have for the birds? Will they be in a pen or free-ranging?

Start with our Pick-A-Chick Chart!https://livestockconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/chickenchart2022.pdf

01/20/2023

https://livestockconservancy.org/2023/01/17/how-i-fell-in-love-with-american-guinea-hogs/?fbclid=IwAR17-RnJlg_JEyxeKpH86Ig7NDYSmSsP2wqoD7buiukuG0wQmCClBT0tqTY

By Michael O'Donoghue, Upland Farms My wife and two children moved to North Carolina a little over four years ago and have been homesteading on 23+ acres near Kerr Lake. We’ve had history and experience breeding high quality bird dogs (Vizslas) but never any other of what you might call farm anima...