Our Story.
What started in 2015 as a simple evening watching a food processing documentary became the seed of Farm One-Eleven— a small, first-generation family farm tucked into the Appalachian hills of Wheeling, West Virginia.
At the time, we were juggling full-time jobs, wrangling three kids, and doing all the things that keep a busy family moving. But we couldn’t shake what we had seen: the reality of commercially-raised animals and what we were actually putting on our plates.
That curiosity turned into action. We started visiting farms practicing regenerative, pasture-based methods. What we found there — animals living as they were meant to, land being healed rather than harmed — changed everything. We began learning how to grow food that was good for the earth, kind to animals, and truly nourishing for our family.
We planted our first garden. Cleared a bit of land. And then one evening, the Farmboy came home with 15 chickens in the car. Since they couldn’t stay in the car, we got to work.
Since then, we’ve raised countless flocks of pastured meat birds and heritage breed pigs. We’ve learned through trial, error, and joy. And in 2023, we hosted our first Pasture to Plate event — a three-day whole hog workshop — bringing our community into the story, too.
Our Why.
Anything that comes from the land, or is sustained by the land, is by the provision and design of God. As stewards of this provision, we believe it is our responsibility to foster ethical, sustainable, and regenerative agricultural practices. Our hope is that, as long as we can sustain it, we can grow more so we can share with those in our community looking for clean, good, locally grown food.
It becomes a reciprocal relationship; when we care for the land, animals and vegetation, in return, we receive a food source that is not only nourishing but contributes to our health with more of the good stuff (vitamins, minerals, energy, etc.) and not the bad stuff (antibiotics, hormones, feces, artificial additives, and so much more that is ‘permissible’ in much of the commercially grown food). We don’t grow all our food, so we’ll see you at the market’s and the grocery store. But, simply put, we have access to enough food that is processed, so we invest in, and work to, offer clean, health-giving alternatives in the areas we can.
We believe if we are going to grow food, it should not be artificial but real, not mediocre but truly good, and not a fake substitute that passes for consumption, but simply, honest food.
Our How.
Because our animals live outdoors and are forest and pasture-raised with rotational grazing, we work alongside them day after day — in the sunshine, rain, wind, and yes, even in the snow and ice that Wheeling, West Virginia promises each winter.
We believe there is always more to learn, and that there’s always room to grow and get better; so we remain students, and we love to share what we’ve learned so far.
We strive to grow and share Real. Good. Food.