Local Family Farms & Ranches near Votaw, TX (6)

Sky Girl Farm is a 12-acre farmstead. They have heirloom produce and pastured livestock. Two first-time farmers own this property and run the business. Sky Girl Farm is located in Cleveland, Texas. Sky Girl Farm sells a variety of products like goat milk soap, lotion, lip balms, egg ornaments, egg art, and farmhouse-style decor. Sky Girl Farm also accepts hatching egg orders. Aside from buying directly at the farm, Sky Girl Farm also sets up shop in local farmers markets and artisan markets. They have registered Boer Goats and Kunekune Pigs, if you are looking for these.

Ruby Cattle Company is owned by the Gulley family who made it their mission to produce high-quality beef.  The herd has been in the family for four generations now, and they still do it "the old-fashioned way."  Their focus is on the "future and sustainability" and selling beef or cattle that they have personally raised and cared for.  Ruby Cattle Company's grass-fed beef is pasture-raised and finished on a non-grain diet and pasture grasses.  

Crane Meadows Honey farm is owned by Cameron Crane & Therese Rodgers. They sell raw unfiltered honey, Lotion Bars, Body Butters and Lip Balms. Limited summer availability of comb honey right from our hives. The owner, "Cameron is a great teacher with an obvious passion for bees and educating new beekeepers". Also, they package honey in glass jars because of the advantages glass offers when packaging raw honey. Mostly because of shipping charges, they do not sell honey online. Instead, you can buy their honey and other products at Baytown Farmers Market and at Dayton Farmer's Market. Their latest bottled jars of honey are now sporting the Real Texas Honey logo.

If you live in Livingston, Texas and you like fresh, raw milk, check out Serendipity Dairy. If you follow their social media, you get first dibs on Buy One, Take One promo. If you visit the farm, you get to have a free tour, and all your questions about dairy farming are answered. That includes how Serendipity Dairy remains steadfast in following the regulations. This is important in maintaining a sanitary and safe dairy farm fit for selling fresh, raw milk. The inspector for The State of Texas Department of State Health Services is a regular, once-a-month visitor. So far, everything has been up to standards. Serendipity Dairy's Grad A2 milk is fresh, raw, and safe for you to drink.

Big Creek Farms began raising bees and honey about 20 years ago. Clodia decided she wanted to raise blackberries and blueberries so in 2007 they began with one row of berry vines and 3 rows of blueberry bushes. Their most popular product is the creamed honey that they make in both regular flavor and cinnamon. "Big Creek Farms raised the standard of how honey should taste like". You will become "obsessed" because "it is so delicious!" You will even begin "putting it on everything: Bagels, fruit, and even" in your "coffee". You will only have one final say --"Absolutely the best HONEY I've ever purchased!!!!!"

Starseed Farm is a family-operated Micro-farm located on the edge of the Sam Houston National Forest in Cleveland, Texas. They produce naturally grown organic vegetables and herbs as well as herbal medicine from local plant flora. There is also a small rabbitry at Starseed Farm. You can find Rexes (broken black, broken brown, red, blue, opal, black, and Otter), Californians, Mini Rex, and a pair of Tamuks, a newer breed known for heat tolerance and excellent meat production. These "Bun Buns!" are so "cute". They also stock local goods including raw grass-fed dairy, yogurt, organic bone stocks, in addition to providing fresh, organic, non-GMO baked goods. They also offer free-range eggs, Kombucha, herbal salves, and tinctures.