Coastal New England is a tough area to farm. We have a lot of dirt, but very little good soil, and the most reliable yearly crop is rocks. Our wild swings in precipitation, our temperature fluctuations, and our unreliable seasons mean that feeding a family from this land can be a big challenge.
Our gentle, respectful solution is to utilize a combination of low-impact animal foraging and careful planting. The animals put nutrients into the ground and build soil texture, and we then soak up those nutrients and keep them safely in plant matter so there is minimal to zero runoff. The animals return the following year and turn those nutrients into meat, milk, and eggs, and the cycle continues.
At every stage we’re leaving the land better than we found it, increasing organic matter, encouraging biodiversity, and protecting groundwater.
The Ginger Bee Farm Family
gingerbeefarm@gmail.com
Ginger Bee Farm is located in beautiful seacoast New England, where Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine meet.
We are a woman-owned, woman-run, disability-owned business.
Kune Kunes have a gentle rooting behavior that is completely unique in the pig world. They thoroughly turn the soil and remove even the most stubborn rhizomes and roots, but they do not go deeper than a few inches in the soil, leaving the deep soil structure and chemistry intact.
We’ve spent years creating flocks that are long-lived, steady layers of beautiful eggs in every shade of the rainbow. They are our weed-removers and bug-killers. Our hens are never culled; from their hatching to old age, they earn their place here and keep it.
These charming, intelligent animals are not just affectionate and rewarding — they’re a valuable helper on the farm. They turn forage into milk, clear brush, and add joy to every barn chore. We focus on ADGA-registered Saanen, LaMancha, and Nubian genetics. See 2027 kid reservations.
We raise registered Kune Kune pigs, NPIP-certified hatching eggs from a flock enrolled in a current mycoplasma testing program with the NH Department of Agriculture, and ADGA-registered dairy goats for families who want sound genetics and healthy stock. Whether you are starting a greens-based pork program, building a self-sufficient flock, or adding a small dairy herd, our breeding animals are selected for temperament, vigor, and productivity on a small farm.
We offer a few breeding animals every year, selected and bred to meet the needs of families on small farms and those who want to produce healthier food for their families. We expect our pigs to grow, marble, and finish on a low-grain diet. Kunekune breeding stock is registered AKKPS and fully DNA tested. Our purebred ADGA-registered dairy goats are healthy, robust, and high producers of delicious milk.
Our Kune Kune pork is raised on green feed and minimal grain, and finished on measured rations without rush or confinement. The result is richly marbled, old-fashioned pork with velvety fat that shines in charcuterie, confit, and everyday cooking. See pork shares and waitlist.
From hand-rendered Kune Kune leaf lard and farm-fresh hatching eggs to small-batch aged goat cheese, our kitchen and creamery work starts in the barn. Everything is made in small quantities, season by season, with the same goats and pigs that rotationally forage our two and a half acres.
ginger bee farm Half and whole pig sales Are you ready for the best pork you’ve ever eaten? We sell whole and half pig shares from our happy, free-foraging Kune Kunes. Most grocery-store pork, even heritage-breed cuts, comes from animals slaughtered around six months old.
Ginger bee farm Ethically raised milk and meat Tayyib practices for Halal slaughter Our does give birth once a year in the spring, five months after the fall breeding season. All kids are raised on milk and are encouraged to forage on herbs, grasses, and
ginger bee farm Breeding philosophy At Ginger Bee Farm, our dairy goat program is built around four commitments: thoughtful breed stewardship, practical management, productive family-scale milking, and preserving the distinctive character of each breed. Our most important principles: milk production should be high – under
