Mindful Eating
Consuming high-quality, nutrient-dense food is a critical component of maintaining good health. The food supply has increasingly faced challenges and most of the food at supermarkets leaves more to be desired. We believe connecting with your local farmers allows you to procure better quality food for your family. We encourage you to shorten the supply chain and support local farms.
Here are some recommendations:
Pleasant Pastures, purchased through FarmMatch, is a favorite among our members. They carry raw A2 milk, Einkorn flour, grass-fed & grass-finished beef, organ meat and much, much more! Einkorn is an ancient wheat that is naturally easier to digest and often better tolerated by those with gluten sensitivity. Raw milk contains beneficial bacteria, or probiotics, that support gut health and immune function.
A family farm in Warrenton, Virginia, raising beef, chicken, turkey, and eggs on fresh pasture — no antibiotics, no chemicals, non-GMO feed. Their beef is 100% grass-fed; their chickens and turkeys rotate through open pasture the way animals are supposed to live. Whiffletree runs their own farm store and delivers across a wide area — from Maryland down through Central Virginia. They also offer pickup at 23 drop locations across Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC, making them one of the most accessible local farms in the region.
A small Texas mill that tracks down heritage grain seeds — varieties grown in Texas more than a century ago — and loans them to farmers across the state, then mills what they grow on a pair of 1,500-pound Austrian millstones. Fresh, stone-ground whole grain flour with everything the grain started with: the oils, the fiber, the flavor. Einkorn, Khorasan (Kamut), spelt, heritage wheats, and heirloom corns — milled fresh and shipped nationally.
28-day premium dry-aged Hereford beef, Grass-fed & Barley & Grass Finished, No Hormones, No Antibiotics, No Ionophores. Delivered to your doorstep.
Cottonwood Ranch cattle graze on natural grasses and are supplemented with protein-rich beer mash from local breweries. This nutritious by-product adds healthy enzymes and enhances the beef's flavor and marbling.
Get fresh, wild-caught seafood in Chantilly, VA or pickup at your local farmer’s market in Maryland or Virginia.
Flora & Fauna Farmstead has heritage breed pigs, Kunekunes- known for their superior meat which is lab tested to show a better ratio of omegas and higher vitamins like E and D than grocery store pork.
Hidden Gems is a small farm store in Bull Run, VA which has goat milk soaps, lotions, beef tallow, whipped shea body butters, pure soy wax candles, pasture raised eggs, grass fed and finished meats and more.
Raw milk herd shares from grass-fed Jersey cows. Lab-tested and delivered fresh weekly. Raw milk contains natural enzymes that aid in digestion and nutrient absorption.