Grateful Acres

Grateful Acres is a diversified farm located in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina. We have a little bit of everything including Berkshire Pigs, Cattle, Chickens, Guineas, Turkeys, and Fainting Goats! We also maintain a Garden, Orchard, and Pollinator Garden. Here at Grateful Acres, we pride ourselves in our sustainably raised animals and vegetables and knowing where your food comes from. All of our animals roam the pastures and woodlots, bask in the sunshine, and breathe fresh air. We raise our animals as naturally as possible and do not give hormones, steroids, or antibiotics to promote growth. Likewise, our fruits and vegetables are raised without pesticides or chemicals. We raise 100% Purebred Berkshire Pigs where they spend their lives on pasture and in woodlots. Berkshire pigs are a heritage pig that is well-known for its depth of flavor and taste. This is a unique breed that is very different from other breeds in terms of meat characteristics and quality. It is a premium meat prized for its richness, texture, and marbling. (Berkshires are also known as Kurobuta pigs). We also have Belted Galloway grass-fed beef. Belties are a heritage breed well-known for its high-quality meat, low in saturated fat. Our cows are grass-fed and eat a diet of grass during the pasture season and our farm's hay throughout the winter. Our laying chickens are 100% on pasture and spend their days foraging for bugs, taking dust baths, and otherwise running around the fields. Their d