Ross Farms

Today’s Washington Farmers Market inventory! Under the pavilions, 3-6!

It’s farmers market day! Thanks to the rain we’re finally getting a break from baling hay to bring you some awesome lamb and pork! We’re fully stocked and the farmers market is under a roof, so we hope to see you from 3-6!

Our job as farmers goes beyond field work and selling meat and wool. We strive to educate to preserve our agricultural history AND promote its future. Join us during the Whiskey Rebellion Featival to meet heritage breed animals and learn about Pennsylvania’s (and Washington County’s) agricultural heritage!

It’s everybodies favorite day of the week! Farmers market day! This week we’re fully stocked on pork, and lamb! We’ve also got a verryyy special product we haven’t had in a long while! Chorizo is with us today, it’s limited quantity and absolutely fantastic! See you there, 3-6!

Another awesome preparation of lamb! Head to vagabond and get it before it’s gone!

Baby Ruth is at the Lemoyne House for free museum day depicting early day farmers and cattle today waiting for her photo ops! #lemoyne #washingtonpa #freemuseumday #bottlecalf

Now that we’ve got all our work done for the day, Merry Christmas from us to you! Thank you to all of our customers, chefs and fans. 2020 has been a rough year for all of us, especially those in the local restaurant industry. Hang in there, we’re all in this together. Happy Holidays from Drew, Jessie, Ivy, Rose, Ted, Dixie, all of the cats in our house and in the barns, the freeloading chickens that haven’t laid an egg in 3 months, the 2 turkey toms that won’t stay off the r...oad, the rams who won’t stop headbutting each other in the barn, the ewes getting ready to lamb, the cows who insist on taking their calves outside even though the snow is taller than them, the heifers that wake me up when they start yelling for breakfast at 5am, and the pigs that like to dismantle my barn one piece of concrete at a time. Farming isn’t an easy life, but it’s the one we chose. Stay warm, your friends at Ross Farms.

Check out the new country ribs meal to go!

While I was in the barn, famed pioneer woman and chuck wagon chef, Jessica, made a fantastic Huevos Rancheros with our eggs and the newly made Ross Farms chorizo! Feliz Navida from Chef/Doc and I!

Meat and Three plate today! It’s ham season!

Here’s that pork we were talking about! As of this post it’s all fresh, but it will be frozen overnight. Including a new product, chorizo! All of the pork that came back this week is from one of our purebred Large Black Hogs.... Look at the marbling on those chops! Doing some holiday baking? It isn’t a real pie crust without lard. We’ve also got some beef roasts and stew meat, a few burger patties, as well as some sweet Italian lamb sausage, and a wee bit of Merguez left. We’re here for the rest of the day, just message us to order!

GO EAT THIS!!!!

Alright Proud People of Polish Proginy, here’s a treat for you. Stuffed pepper soup. A deconstructed honky hand grenade. Go forth, and eat this.

We have been awarded the coveted Favorite Pig Man award! Go buy this pork and in turn by me a Ferrari for Christmas Also check out the Marianna Meat Monolith.

Look at this! It’s like a ploughman’s lunch, only with more Appalachia! (Maybe coal dust?) Guaranteed not to give you black lung! Go eat!

ROSS FARM MEAT FILLED BREAKFAST BURRITOS. Honestly, what more can we ask from our amazing friends at the public market?

Today, we made new friends! Let us introduce Fet Fisk Royal Market, say Välkommen everyone! A swank little spot specalitizing in Scandinavia inspired cuisine and utilizing local ingredients! ... They’re the proud new owners of half of a heritage hog (with the head on, for all that head cheesy goodness) and a sack of Har-Lo Farms potatoes! Next week their order includes some Milking Devon strip loins for what I can only imagine is the worlds best roast beef. Chef Nik is an awesome guy with a passion for his Scandinavian heritage and stoked on local ingredients! (He also said he might make me some haggis, which I’m more than excited about!) Check out their website and maybe eat some great food? https://www.fetfisk.net/

The Public Market is killing it! First that cheesesteak, now it’s Pizza Day!!

Tis the season for ham dishes!

Available for a limited time only, while supplies last, at participating locations

Okay folks, if you want to get into Milking Devons, have I got the opportunity for you. We have 6 heifers to move. 4 from the herd consignment we got from Tenne...ssee(3 registered and 1 grade) they’re all 2 year olds or better. If you’re local and I know you, I’ll let you use my bull when they’re of age or Colonial Williamsburg has one for sale I’ll go get. We also have 2 weanling registered heifers of our own breeding. To get the FAQ out of the way, the we’ve got too much of the genetics from the Tennessee herd, it doesn’t make conservation sense to keep that many with the same lines. Our young heifers are just too beautiful and well bred to keep them to ourselves. Feel free to comment or PM me with questions. See more

Tonight’s dinner is brought to you by Jessica, Food Network Kitchen, Alton Brown, and of course us The polenta was grown and ground by Weatherbury Farm enhanced by a delectable recipe from none other than Alton Brown. The pork chops were farm raised and cooked in butter, rosemary, and garlic. I can’t get enough of this. ... #farmtotable #farmtofork #eatlocal #buylocal #youngfarmers #foodporn #supportyourfarmers

Did get a chance to get the take and back goat curry yesterday? No worries! It’s hot and fresh today!

Agricultural history, and a WHEELING CHEESESTEAK (The Flyers stink, go Nailers!) made with chipped beef from our own cows! Go eat this, and suck up a little WV and Ag history, maybe buy some squash?

Hope everyone is staying safe and warm!!! We have some tasty pork coming back from the butcher tomorrow so we will be stocked with that as well as having select items in the lamb and beef department. For beef, we mostly have roasts and stew meat, but we do have a few packages of ground and premade burger patties. ... We are around most of the day if you would like to come to the farm and pick anything up as long as you message the page first to make sure we have what you want and that we’re home!

Our friends on the other side of Eighty Four have started bottling their own creamline and chocolate milk from their dairy! This is a perfect stop for those of you from the Peters and McMurray areas! Give our friends at Linden Creek Dairy a like and go get some delicious and healthy milk!

Bacon is back in stock. Visit us at the Main Street Farmers Market today 3-6p for our limited stock bacon. We will have many things... but we will also have bacon. Today. October 15th, 2020. 3p-6p. On Main St, Washington, PA. Did I mention there will be bacon for sale?

Here it is folks, the GOAT! Go eat it!

When I made my delivery to @fet_fisk yesterday, Nik asked me if I wanted some sausage to take home. Of course I didn’t turn it down. This is a tradition Rusk sausage (that’s also available right now on their website ). It was amazing. Flavorful, fresh, all around wonderful. He also gave me a sausage still in the r&d stage, but I’ll make you wait for that one. Try his stuff!

9-2 Today’s Special Ross Farm Smoked Ham & Swiss Biscuit or Pimento Cheese Biscuits. Creamy (vegan) Roasted Butternut Curry Bisque with house made ciabatta. WARM up with us for lunch today.

It’s ham season and the Public Market is the first to roll it out! Biscuits, ham and Swiss, how could you go wrong?!

Guess what day it is! It’s farmers market Thursday! On this lovely fall Thursday, we’ve got a new product to offer you! Premade 4oz(1/4lb) burger patties! Made with ground beef from our American Milking Devons and prepattied for your convenience! Now you can make your own quarter pounders at home! ... You know what they call that in France? A Royale with cheese.

Check out the traditional meatloaf made with several of our meats! If you’re not a meat eater but still want to support local agriculture, they’ve got amazing vegan and vegetarian options as well!

Rain giving you the chills? Warm up with a bowl of our hearty lentil stew. Served with a warm pita. We’ve got some fresh biscuits and oven fried chicken today for our Southern Biscuit Sandwich. Serving 9-2

Happy Farmers Market Thursday! This weeks special; 25% off all flavors of loose pork sausage! (Hot, Sweet, Breakfast, Maple) We also still have some great steaks left and plenty of other beef! Starting this week, we will be accepting preorders for holiday hams and legs of lamb! ... See you at the Market! 3-6pm, Main Street in Washington!

Check out these grab and go meals, including an Udon Stir Fry made with our heritage breed beef!

Small Business Saturday alert! For #smallbuisnesssaturday this year, we’re going to try something very 2020. On Saturday, Nov. 28th, from 10am-2pm. We will be selling our products directly from the farm. ... With the heightened COVID risks we are seeing right now, we STRONGLY encourage you to order ahead. When you arrive, we will place the order in your car for you, and take your payment if it’s not prepaid. This will minimize everyone’s contact with anyone else, ensure you get what you’re looking for (since supply is limited), and also ensure our livestock operations stay biosecure. Now, what can you order? Good question. As of this post, we have the following in stock. Because of processor backlogs, we have a limited variety of cuts, and a limited quantity of said cuts.... but, we will do our absolute best to get you what you need. We should be back on schedule the week of Dec. 15. Available items are as follows: As for beef: 1lb Ground beef 4oz beef burger patties, 1lb pack Beef English roasts Beef stew meat Beef Soup Bones Beef Rump Roasts Beef eye of round roasts In the way of pork: Country ribs Short ribs Loose maple sausage Bacon Smoked jowls Hams (very limited quantity) Pork chop cutlets Lamb: Sweet Italian seasoned ground lamb Lamb merguez sausage links Goat: Ground goat Goat cubes Feel free to message your orders or questions to us here on our Facebook page. Thanks everyone!

For all you goat eaters out there! Go try the curry!

A reminder to everyone! We’ll be set up on Main Street for the Winter Farmers Marker tomorrow, 10am to 2pm! We’ll have almost everything, including a limited supply of goat!... Due to our processor being shut down for a couple of weeks (due to COVID cases) everything we have is limited, and 1st come, 1st served. P.S., we’ve got bacon.

Brisket Sandwich special today!

Fresh meat delivery at the public market!

We picked up some tasty things at the butcher yesterday. Frozen meats ready to be thawed for dinner or keep in your freezer until you’re ready to cook them! Beef... English roast Chuck roast Rump roast Sirloin tip roast Sirloin filets 4oz burger patties Ground beef Beef stew meat Lamb Ground Whole racks Stew meat Sweet Italian lamb sausage Pork Chops Loose sausage (sweet Italian, hot Italian, maple, breakfast) Country ribs Short ribs Bacon Jowl bacon Ham steaks Goat Ground Stew meat

MA! THE MEATLOAF (sandwich)!! THE MEATLOAF, MA!!!

Available again for a limited time! Chef Melissa at the Wheeling Public Market has out done herself again with this awesome Greek burger made with our heritage breed lamb! Go try it!

WE WILL HAVE BEEF AT THE Main Street Farmers Market TODAY! BEEF GOES QUICKLY. FIRST COME FIRST SERVEWE WILL HAVE BEEF AT THE Main Street Farmers Market TODAY! BEEF GOES QUICKLY. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE

Friends, while I was in the hospital our fences apparently became a challenge to our livestock. I’m working on fixing them, but if you see the livestock in the ...yard, don’t attempt to herd them. You’re a stranger to them and it only freaks them out. When I go up to them and yell at them for being stupid, they run to their gate and wait because they know they’ve done wrong. Just a PSA, you can text me and tell me where they are if you see them, I unfortunately can’t be everywhere at once. Thank you to everyone for keeping an eye on the place, I appreciate it more than you know. See more

Following up on our previous post, here is what came in from this weeks steer! Porterhouse steaks Delmonico steaks T-bone steaks Sirloin steaks... Sirloin tip steaks Pre-cubed beef (think stew or kabobs) Petit Filet Mignon medallions Chipped beef Short Ribs Chuck roasts Rump roasts Flank steak Skirt steak Eye of round (roasts and steaks) Liver, tongue, heart and ox tail And of course, 1lb packs of ground beef. See more

Folks, your wait is over! Thanks to our butchers working extra hard this week, the beef has come in early! Drew just got back to the farm with a whole steers worth of beef and two wethers worth of lamb! Check out these porterhouses! A pack of 2 weighs 2.52lbs, making these steaks more than 18oz each! How’s that for a heritage breed?! This weeks steer was a Lineback finished for us by our great friends at Har-Lo Farms! This weeks lambs were a hog island and a Shetland bred an...d finished by us at Ross Farms! This beef, the lamb, and the pork already in stock are available for pick up at the farm this weekend, but you must preorder! If you miss this weekend, whatever doesn’t sell will be with us at the Washington Farmers Market on Thursday! Remember, we don’t have retail space on the farm, and it is a working farm, so for safety’s sake please let us know you’re coming and what you’d like to pick up. Thank you all for your continued patronage and support!

We’re here at Main Street Farmers Market with some good home grown meats and a beautiful steer skull for your home décor!

You’ve gotta try these meatballs featuring our pork and lamb! Another amazing traditional dish from Chef Melissa! "Never go against a Sicilian!

We've had such great interest in these and after only 4 hours of being posted, we have 1 steer skull left!

NEWLY IN STOCK TODAY SKULLS As part of our mission #servethemtoconservethem, we’ve stocked back up on skulls. It’s important to us to utilize every part of an animal so nothing goes to waste. ... The steer skulls are from our American Milking Devons and the sheep skull is from an American Jacob. These finished skulls wouldn’t have been made possible if it weren’t for IZ Skull Mounts! Shoot us a message for more information and prices on these! *first come first serve*

Tomorrow is the farmers market! We will have lamb and pork available for purchase. In two weeks we will have beef in stock. ... Let us know if you would like us to set anhthing aside for you

You can't buy happiness, but you can buy local. And that's kind of the same thing." Is our motto today because it’s once again farmers market day! Come see us at the Main Street Farmers Market under the pavilion 3p-6p to check out our local meats. We have lamb, pork, and a little bit of beef (we can’t keep enough in stock!) Eat fresh. Eat local.

Three questions I would like to answer today... Why should you choose local? Why should you choose heritage lamb breeds? Why should you choose to buy from us? Why should you choose local? Buying local helps the local economy, since 68% of the total money spent at a local business returns to the local economy. 9.3 billion dollars would be returned our economy if every US family spent $10/month at a local business. ... Why should you choose heritage breeds? Heritage breeds (we have Shetland, Leicester, hog island, gulf coast native, Florida cracker, Cheviot, Jacob) deserve just as much respect as the commercial breeds if not more. Commercial breeds (suffolk, hampshire, shropshire, etc.) are bred to pack on 1 lb of weight a day. They are fed a high fat diet in order to help them gain the desired amount of weight to finish in as little time as possible. Whereas heritage breeds are slower to mature due to not being bred up meaning they have more time to acquire a more broad and deep flavor. What qualifies lamb as lamb is anything under the 18 month mark of age. Having a longer mature time gives them more time to acquire flavor all the while living a great life until they *meat* their maker. With the shortened amount of time it takes for commercial breeds of lamb to mature, they have a higher chance of being fatty/greasy and gamey. Our lamb is far from that! Our lamb is raised on pasture their whole life, and the native grasses of our little piece of Appalachia give the lamb a similar terroir to the animals raised in the French countryside. Then for the last month, they get finished on high protein finished distillers grain from Red Pump Spirits while still on pasture. The high protein grains provide a nice finish to the marbling and provide a sustainable way to both dispose of the waste from the mashing process and to nutritious feed for our sheep. Thus it’s easy to tell the difference between our heritage breed lamb compared to commercial breed lamb. Why should you buy from us? Buying from us would give you the best of both worlds! High quality lamb while feeding into the local market and supporting a more than century old farm currently run by young farmers who are the 6th generation to work the land. The farm was initially a sheep farm and when Drew and Jessie took it on, they added hogs and cattle to the equation. If you have any doubts about our superior product message us and treat yourself to what true meat should taste like. Pictured are just a few of our heritage breed sheep!

@rossfarmfresh is set up outside the shop until 2 today selling some fantastic locally farmed meats! We highly encourage to come check out their stand! Due to unforeseen events, Marigold Farm unfortunately won’t be joining us today, but we look forward to having them back next time!

If you missed out on anything this past Thursday at the farmers market, come see us at The Table this morning from 9-12!

Come see us this Saturday!

UPDATE: The dinner sold out in less that 24 hours! But make sure to follow the Public Market for more amazing dinners! Tickets are going fast for what’s become the norm for farm to table! Enjoy taking out an Indian farm to table feast in downtown Wheeling! This menu feature our lamb prepared by Chef Melissa in a traditional Indian style, and packaged in traditional vessels! Get it to go and enjoy the park by the river, or in the comfort of your own home!

Today I did something I never thought I’d have to do... remind drivers this is a working farm and that they *need* to slow down. I put out 3 of these signs today. 1 on either side of the farm on 519 and 1 next to the pasture along Roberts Road. The one in the picture is 100 yards after a tractor crossing road sign that apparently wasn’t enough to remind drivers to be aware and conscientious. The entire time I put these signs out, I had people whizzing past me going well over... the 45 mph limit. And frankly, I’m pissed. The amount of times we’ve had close calls with getting hit or even animals getting hit is absurd. I’ve watched a driver go around a different one right in front of our house because they apparently weren’t going fast enough. I’ve called the state police, whom live right next to us!, and do you know what the woman who answered the phone said? You’d figure with the state police being right here, they wouldn’t be driving like that. But boy is she wrong. I’ve been behind people who slow down long enough to pass the barracks and speed back up. Roberts road is no better. People speed to a stop at the end of that hill. I watched my cat almost get smeared by someone who didn’t even slow down or swerve. I’ve watched people not even stop at the end of the road. To top it off, we’ve had a cow hit on that road one late night while Drew was standing next to it flagging the guy to slow down. I was unknowingly standing in the middle of the road farther down and he barely missed me. Moral of the story... share the road. Be aware of your surroundings. And for the love of god, stop going around tractors within the farms area (we almost died one day while trying to turn into the farm by someone who flew up on us from around the corner). Also, if you or someone you know is interested in one of these signs, contact your local farm bureau!

This is why you buy direct from the farmer/producer!!!

It’s Thursday again, so you know what that means! We’ll be at the Main Street Farmers Market under the pavilion from 3p-6p! Back in stock we have the merguez lamb sausage and lamb racks. Also this week we are taking preorders for Washington County raised American Wagyu beef. ... Let us know what you’re interested in and we’ll save it for you! As always, it is first come, first serve if you did not preorder.

@rossfarmfresh beef and udon noodle stir fry is back! All the summer veggies included and a spicy soy sauce. We’ve also got our veggie bagel back with fresh ba...sil cream cheese, fresh tomato, crispy local cucumber and @growov microgreens. Add an egg and it’s divine. Stocked back up on heat and eat veggie lasagna as well with local zucchini, fresh basil pesto and feta cheese inside of lasagna noodles with house made pasta sauce. See more

This is a great informational read!

A few chomped corn leaves never stopped us from growing any! The corn we planted this year is doing well and fingers crossed it stays on this path! Before we know it we’ll have fresh corn to pick for you all to enjoy! #farmfresh #corn #cornrows #produce

Please remember that every $ you spend locally with farm products stays in your community and turns over several times. It really is important to buy fresh and local. Buy directly from the farmer when you can.

We’re at the Main Street Farmers Market with some grilling goods and merguez lamb sausage back in stock!

Today 3-6pm, Main Street Farmers Market! The lamb is in for everyone who missed out last week! Preorders are still being accepted and encouraged!Today 3-6pm, Main Street Farmers Market! The lamb is in for everyone who missed out last week! Preorders are still being accepted and encouraged!

Chef is on another level at the Vagabond Kitchen!! Go eat!!

WE JUST PICKED UP A WHOLE BOX OF BACON FOR THE Main Street Farmers Market TODAY. WE HAVE LAMB, BEEF, AND PORK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASEWE JUST PICKED UP A WHOLE BOX OF BACON FOR THE Main Street Farmers Market TODAY. WE HAVE LAMB, BEEF, AND PORK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

Listen to our own Drew and Amy talk about the risks and rewards of agriculture and being a young farmer at approx 4:00min and check out WV Public Broadcasting!

Main Street Farmers Market is this Thursday, June 18th from 3-6pm at 139 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301. We at Ross Farm Fresh are urging our customers to preorder their meats due to Covid19. This will help limit contact and make it safer for all involved. Feel free to message us at on any social media outlet, email, or by telephone to arrange your order for pickup at the market!