Reviews for: Chestnut Farms

My family have been Chestnut Farms CSA members for years, and the quality of the meat is superb. Not only do we get a variety of different meats in our share each month, but there's also the opportunity to buy eggs and other cuts that I've not had exposure to, like beef heart, beef liver, chicken liver and beef bones. The meat is always so good. I've been to the farm for a pig roast, and it was truly an amazing place. The pigs were grazing in the woods, the chickens were cute, and the people are all so friendly, and they care about farming, about the animals, and their community. Chestnut Farms is a great way to interact with the people and the animals that are part of a clean, wholistic, and respectful way of fulfilling community through food and doing it with love. Prior to finding Chestnut, my wife and I had stopped buying all meats from grocery stores due to the obvious flaws in the taste and texture. We were already growing our own veggies. Chestnut has become part of our family.

I've been a happy customer for several years now. Once you start eating local meat raised in a healthy manner you won't want to go back! I have a no-pork share (they also do no-lamb shares) and it's a great mix of everyday cuts, some fancier steaks or chops, lamb in season, and chicken. We've been to the "Open Barn" days on the farm and it is great to know that the animals are humanely treated and raised in such a nice setting.

We have been subscribing to Chestnut Farm's meat CSA for many years now, and continue to be delighted.

Since there's only the 2 of us, we get 10 pounds a month. The variety is great, as is the quality; I am about to put a delightful small lamb leg roast in the oven for our dinner tonight.

Sometimes at the pick-up there are extra items- usually things like offal (liver, kidneys, tongues), soup bones, and sometimes fat. These are inexpensive and great! I LOVE making pie crust with lard I've rendered myself! And my husband and I are huge fans of liver; he also likes kidneys, while I'm partial to tongue. And a couple of years ago I made a beef heart stew for Valentine's Day, which was tasty and also conceptually fun!

We've visited their farm, and the animals are treated very well indeed. We always get our Thanksgiving turkey from Chestnut, and it's always wonderful (though I do wish they'd go back to raising some heirloom breeds for that...)

Very recommended!

I have no idea why this farm trumpets its meat CSA and then ignores you when you try to join. I've tried to enroll twice (a year apart), then emailed through the website about not getting an answer - still nothing.

No idea what to think, except customer service isn't one of their skills. Too bad, because I'm really looking for a place to purchase pastured meats.

I've joined (tried) the CSA 2012 (summer). It has been 1 month after my subscription and I didn't receive any sort of contact from them. Tried to send couple emails and no answer. I even tried to call and no return. I'm not sure how serious they are. A friend of mine joined CSA from another farm and they were much more attentive.

We recently joined the Chestnut Farms CSA to try to localize our meat consumption and keep track of what we are really eating. The farm is gorgeous and the owners are fantastic, helpful people that really care about what they do... that would be running a working farm, not a show piece. We pay $80 per month for "10 pounds" of meat which actually totals up to over 13 pounds on the two occasions we have purchased their meat. The meat is fantastic and you really can taste the difference between the quality of this meat compared to supermarket meat. I would highly recommend Chestnut Farms to anyone looking to get away from the crud our food industry is pumping into us.

Cheers!