Roman Heritage Farms

Ever since I was 8 years old and saw some of our old family farms in Puerto Rico, I got the farm bug. My grandma, Lela, used to raise ducks and chickens. She was my first mentor and showed me how to care for them. I was always excited to take trips to the feed store to make our selections. Those will always be some of my fondest memories of her. In 2016, after my Mom's passing of cancer the year before, I was also diagnosed with cancer. My wife and I decided it was time for a change. We purchased 4 acres and decided to raise quality food for ourselves and our community. As of January 2017, I am cancer free and we believe eating healthy is the best way of staying in remission. All of our feed comes from a local mill, which enables us to add the vitamins and minerals needed for each specific animal. We believe in providing the best quality of life on our farm. Since I was a kid and had my first farm experience, I've wanted to have my own land and animals. When I first thought of farming, it was only on a small scale, with a few fowl and a garden. We started the garden and I bought two turkeys at Russell Feed. I was entertained. They say the gateway to farming is chickens, but for me it was turkeys! I'm a salesman by trade. This farming thing was ALL so different and new to me. I had become hooked on the connection of the land and animals and I wanted more. More chickens, more livestock, more independence from pesticides, soy, and GMOs, and more land to be self-sufficient. I wanted to know more about what I put into my body and how it affected my health. I started with a small garden and a few turkeys in my postage-stamp backyard with an HOA that I was clearly violating. So we bought a few acres 40 miles from work and I built my first chicken coop; I gotta say I felt pretty accomplished, especially coming from a sales guy that never built a thing in his life. I hadn't killed the few laying hens I had, so I decided to get meat birds. And I built a bigger coop, a John Suscovich-style chicken tractor, again this was huge for me! The commitment was also huge; I worked my 8-10 hour days and would drive 40 miles back and forth to water, feed, and move the birds every day. I can't tell you what exact thing switched or when it occurred, but by the time the meat birds were ready for the trip to freezer camp, this hobby of mine had become a passion I couldn't shake. And tasting the birds after solidified my decision that livestock and raising my own food was the way to go! I had become a chicken and egg snob and have no shame in saying it! This is how a car sales guy became a Farmer...the rest is too long a story to tell... Our farm guardians are three LGDs and one little in training. Our oldest is Luca, he’s an Anatolian/GP mix he’s a year and a half old. Beth and Rip are Great Pyrenees/German Shepherd mixes and the little is a GP/Anatolian/German Shepherd mix. Copyright ©2026 All rights reserved Terms and Condition|Privacy Polic