Longview Farms, LLC

Longview Farms, located in Havana, Florida, has built its reputation on the belief that healthy foods come from healthy soils. The farm has committed to feeding the soil with natural, organic inputs and leveraging the symbiotic relationship between animals and plants to enhance soil fertility and animal resilience. Known for its direct-to-customer sales model, the farm offers fresh eggs, whole broiler chickens, grass-fed beef, seasonal vegetables, herbs, breads, and pesto. Additionally, Longview Farms provides various farm services and hosts educational field trips for schools and camps.

The farm employs innovative, sustainable farming methods to build soil health and produce vegetables and pasture without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Multi-species rotational grazing is a cornerstone practice, with cows and chickens rotated through paddocks to ensure nutritious grazing and natural fertilization. The farm uses compost, cover crops, and animal manure to enrich the soil, avoiding artificial fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. The cows are grass-fed according to American Grassfed Association standards, and the chickens are provided with high-quality, non-GMO feed. The farm also focuses on restoring its longleaf pine ecosystem through selective thinning, controlled burns, and annual replanting, treating the farm as an interconnected ecosystem.

Longview Farms sells its products directly to customers through a mailing list, website, Facebook page, and the Red Hills Online Market. The farm hosts regular open houses, allowing customers to visit and purchase directly from the farm store. They also offer land management services, including mulching, stumping, roller chopping, disc harrowing, and brush mowing, with free estimates for projects in North Florida and South Georgia. The farm serves as an outdoor classroom, providing educational field trips with activities and curriculum tailored to various developmental levels.