About Us

The Dunlap Farm is 110 acres on the NH border, and consists of approximately equal amounts of open fields/pastures, woods, & wetlands, including a portion of the woods known as the Dunlap Sanctuary which has public walking trails. The entire farm was put under a conservation restriction in 1983 by Marjorie Dunlap, who moved here with her husband & family in 1950, when the farm was a dairy farm. A historic 1773 house and barn are undergoing repair and renovation. Hay is grown on the open fields and sold to people with horses and other farm animals, in addition to feeding our own cattle.

We have a small herd of registered Lowline Angus cattle, known for their ability to produce delicious well-marbled beef from grass and hay alone. They graze the pastures as well as the hayfields after the hay is cut. We sell registered Lowline calves and young cattle to other farmers starting up their own herds, and have populated every New England state (except CT) with this exceptional breed. We also produce a limited amount of grass-fed & grass-finished beef, processed at the USDA-certified Adams Farm in Athol, and sell shrink-wrapped frozen cuts.

A flock of about 40 hens of a variety of breeds range free over the nearby pastures and we sell their truly free-range eggs. Maple syrup is made usually every February-March from the silver maple trees surrounding the farmstead and is sold by the pint. We have recently started growing asparagus, available for a few weeks in May, and garlic, available later in the summer.

We welcome visitors to the farm but appreciate their calling first!