The herd
Dexter Cows
Heritage dual-purpose
A compact Irish dual-purpose breed — hardy, thrifty, and perfectly scaled for a small farm.
Legacy Farm LLC
A living inheritance
Dexter cows. Nigerian goats. A flock of chickens. A garden that feeds the table. A small heritage farm in Williamsburg, Virginia, kept with a long view.
The farm
Small enough to know every animal by name.
Legacy Farm is not a showplace and not a factory. It is a working homestead: pasture, paddock, coop, and kitchen beds. We raise heritage livestock that fit the land, and we grow food the way soil prefers — slowly, in season, with our hands in it.
One of our Dexters is registered. That paper is a promise: that the genetics we tend today can be handed forward, intact.
Our story
Livestock
The herd, the pair, the flock
All livestock
The paddock
Nigerian Goats
Dairy companions
Small, personable dairy goats — curious, gentle, and generous with rich milk.
The flock
Pasture Chickens
A working flock
Heritage birds on orchard grass — eggs, pest control, and a farm that sounds like a farm.
The garden
Beds that earn their keep.
Tomatoes, greens, herbs, beans, roots. We grow what the kitchen asks for and what the season allows. The flock works the edges. Compost returns what we take. Nothing here is ornamental for long.
Walk the beds“The work of a farm is not only this year’s harvest. It is the soil, the bloodlines, and the habits we leave behind.”
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